Danny Emman

6 days ago | sfstandard.com | Danny Emman

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”Rafael Devers, the Giants’ newest star, went deep for the first time in orange in black, and he did so against his former club. Devers hit his first home run as a Giant in the third inning of San Francisco’s 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. After the game, shortstop Willy Adames dumped a jug of yellow Powerade on the slugger.

6 days ago | sfstandard.com | Danny Emman

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”The Giants are in contact with Major League Baseball about allegations of abuse made by pitcher Sean Hjelle’s wife, Caroline, in a social media post. Manager Bob Melvin said Hjelle, 28, told him about the situation Friday night. Hjelle is available for Saturday’s day game against the Boston Red Sox. “Obviously we’re aware of it,” Melvin said.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Danny Emman

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”Just a few months ago, the Golden State Valkyries were still a collection of ideas. An abstraction. Last May, Joe Lacob hired Ohemaa Nyanin out of the Liberty front office as the general manager. In October, she tapped Aces assistant Natalie Nakase as head coach.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Danny Emman

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”LOS ANGELES — Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey and Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow had discussed the framework of a trade for weeks. A deal of this magnitude, centered around a player of Rafael Devers’ pedigree, requires general managers and assistant general managers to be involved.

1 week ago | sfstandard.com | Danny Emman

Want the latest Bay Area sports news delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to receive regular email newsletters, including “The Dime.”LOS ANGELES — Rafael Devers, one of the best hitters in Major League Baseball, is coming to San Francisco. About 20 minutes before the first pitch of the Giants’ series finale against the Dodgers, Fansided reporter Robert Murray broke the news on social media. Kyle Harrison, who was supposed to start the series finale, was warming up in the bullpen at the time.