Giants Fire Manager Bob Melvin After Fourth Straight Season Without Playoffs
Manager Bob Melvin has been fired by the San Francisco Giants after the club missed the playoffs for a fourth straight seasonSEPTEMBER 29 • FOX SPORTS
MATT CHAPMAN #26 - THIRD BASEMAN - SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
21 HR •
61 RBI •
.231 AVG
21 HR
61 RBI
.231 AVG
Giants fire veteran manager Bob Melvin after two years as Buster Posey seeks 'different voice'
Manager Bob Melvin has been fired by the San Francisco Giants after the club missed the playoffs for a fourth straight seasonSEPTEMBER 29 • Associated Press
Doubles in season finale Chapman went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Rockies.
Impact Chapman lined a double to left field in the fourth inning, marking his 23rd two-bagger of the 2025 campaign. The third baseman took a slight step back in his second season with San Francisco, during which he missed significant time due to a sprained right hand. Over 128 regular-season games, the 32-year-old slashed .231/.340/.430 with 76 runs scored, 61 RBI, 21 home runs and nine stolen bases across 535 plate appearances.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Justin Verlander earns a win in final start of year as Giants hold off Rockies 4-3
Justin Verlander struck out seven and walked one over six innings to win his final start in a challenging year, and the San Francisco Giants held off the Colorado Rockies 4-3SEPTEMBER 27 • Associated Press
Resting Wednesday Chapman isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Chapman will take a seat for Wednesday's series finale after going 2-for-8 with an RBI and two runs scored over the first two games versus St. Louis. Casey Schmitt will shift over to third base as a result, opening up second for Christian Koss.
SEPTEMBER 24 • ROTOWIRE
Burleson hits go-ahead single in 9th, Donovan adds career-best 4 doubles, Cardinals beat Giants 9-8
Alec Burleson hit a go-ahead RBI single with one out in the ninth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied against San Francisco closer Ryan Walker for a 9-8 win over the GiantsSEPTEMBER 24 • Associated Press
Giants jump on struggling Blake Treinen with an 8th-inning rally for a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers
Pinch-hitter Patrick Bailey had a tying RBI double during the Giants’ three-run rally in the eighth, and San Francisco battered Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen to seize one victory...SEPTEMBER 21 • Associated Press
Bounces back in loss Chapman went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Following a five-game stretch in which he went 0-for-15 across 20 plate appearances, Chapman lined a double to center field in the second inning before coming around to score. He also added an RBI single in the seventh. The third baseman owns a .236/.347/.442 slash line with 72 runs scored, 59 RBI, 21 long balls and nine stolen bases across 505 plate appearances in 121 games this season.
SEPTEMBER 20 • ROTOWIRE
Ohtani's 52nd homer, Kershaw's farewell highlight Dodgers' postseason clinch
Shohei Ohtani hit his 52nd homer of the season, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday nightSEPTEMBER 20 • Associated Press
Ohtani gets 2 big hits, Yamamoto and bullpen combine on 1-hitter in Dodgers' 2-1 win over Giants
Shohei Ohtani hit two doubles off the wall and scored a run, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto combined with five relievers on a one-hitter with 10 walks in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2-1 victo...SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press
D-backs rally from early 4-run deficit and beat Giants 6-5 to keep pace in NL playoff race
Jordan Lawlar's infield single with the bases loaded scores Corbin Carroll with the winning run in the ninth inning, and the Arizona Diamondbacks erase an early four-run deficit to...SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press
Diamondbacks play the Giants in first of 3-game series
The Arizona Diamondbacks start a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on MondaySEPTEMBER 15 • Associated Press
Scores twice in defeat Chapman went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, a double and a walk in Saturday's 13-7 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Chapman lined an RBI single to left field in the first inning before coming around to score. He added a double in the fifth and scored once again, marking his fourth multi-hit performance across 11 games this month. He's slashing .361/.465/.722 with 10 runs scored, seven RBI, four doubles and three home runs across 43 plate appearances in September. Overall, he has recorded a .243/.352/.456 slash line with 70 runs scored, 57 RBI, 21 long balls and nine stolen bases in 480 plate appearances this season.
SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE
Scores twice in defeat Chapman went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, an RBI, a double and a walk in Saturday's 13-7 loss to the Dodgers.
Impact Chapman lined an RBI single to left field in the first inning before coming around to score. He added a double in the fifth and scored once again, marking his fourth multi-hit performance across 11 games this month. He's slashing .361/.465/.722 with 10 runs scored, seven RBI, four doubles and three home runs across 43 plate appearances in September. Overall, he has recorded a .243/.352/.456 slash line with 70 runs scored, 57 RBI, 21 long balls and nine stolen bases in 480 plate appearances this season.
SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE
Giants infielder Dominic Smith goes on injured list with strained right hamstring
San Francisco Giants infielder Dominic Smith went on the 10-day injured list after straining his right hamstring stretching to catch a ball at first base during Friday’s 5-1, 10-in...SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press
Bailey's walk-off slam stuns Dodgers as Giants tighten NL Wild Card race SAN FRANCISCO -- Before the Giants even stepped onto the field against the rival Dodgers on Friday, they had a big call go their way. Third...
SEPTEMBER 13 • MLB.COM
Patrick Bailey's game-ending grand slam sends surging Giants past first-place Dodgers, 5-1
Patrick Bailey hit a game-ending grand slam with one out in the 10th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants past the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 to boost their posit...SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press
Giants third baseman Matt Chapman wins suspension appeal, reaches settlement with MLB to accept fine
San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman's one-game suspension was dropped by Major League Baseball and he instead will pay a fine for his role in a benches-clearing inciden...SEPTEMBER 12 • Associated Press
Chapman successfully appeals 1-game suspension for shoving Freeland Giants third baseman Matt Chapman, who had received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for pushing Rockies left-hander Kyle Freel...
SEPTEMBER 12 • MLB.COM
Giants Finally Get Resolution On Matt Chapman's Issued Suspension Don't look now, but the San Francisco Giants are on the doorstep of securing an NL Wild Card spot. Following a four-game losing streak that...
SEPTEMBER 12 • SI.COM
Suspension appeal successful Chapman's appeal of his one-game suspension is successful, and he will no longer have to serve the punishment, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Impact Chapman received a suspension from MLB for pushing Kyle Freeman in a matchup with the Rockies in early September, but he'll have the suspension dropped after a successful appeal. The third baseman will take a seven-game hit streak into Friday's series opener against the Dodgers.
SEPTEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE
Timing of Matt Chapman's appeal hearing? Right before Giants play Dodgers The appeal of San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman over his suspension for last week’s Rockies rumble is on Thursday. Could he mi...
SEPTEMBER 10 • SFCHRONICLE.COM
Belts homer in win Chapman went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a second run scored in Monday's 11-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Impact Chapman has gone 9-for-18 with three homers and six RBI over his last five games since he was ejected from last Tuesday's game in Colorado. He still has an active appeal for a one-game suspension from that contest, though it's possible he could drop the appeal to sit out a game when he's next due for rest. The third baseman is up to 21 homers, 56 RBI, 66 runs scored, nine stolen bases and a .241/.351/.457 slash line through 111 games this season.
SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE
Logan Webb pitches 6 solid innings, Giants hit 5 homers in 11-5 win over Diamondbacks
Logan Webb pitched six solid innings and five San Francisco players homered to help the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5SEPTEMBER 9 • Associated Press
Gray takes no-hit bid into 6th as Cards beat Giants 4-3 Sunday
Sonny Gray took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco 4-3 to leave the Giants four games back for the last NL wild cardSEPTEMBER 7 • Associated Press
