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Mark Canha to the Brewers. Minors deal with MLB camp invite.

From @ShaynaRubin Bryce Eldridge clouts first homer, Jung Hoo Lee returns to action in Giants’ spring opener www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

How did the ABS challenge system go in the Cactus League opener? Giants put MLB’s robo-ump to the test early: ‘I really want to challenge that right now’ Roupp, Huff, Wade weigh in, plus: the order of the first four starters appear to be (kinda!) set: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...

Grant McCray homered into the Giants bullpen.

Bryce Eldridge just crushed a ball out onto the berm in center, two-run shot.

Who is the Buster Posey fan trying to become the Giants’ new backup catcher? And more on Sam Huff's big day against his former team, including a successful ABS challenge and a monster HR: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...

Roupp on Huff honoring against his old team, “that was sick. He was pretty hyped up.”

And Sam Huff hits a two-run bomb off his old team, wow. Way up the hill in CF.

Sam Huff calls for the Giants first ever challenge and it’s against his former team, the Rangers. He gets the call overturned, strike for Roupp.

Just ran into Joc Pederson on the Rangers’ backfields and he looks terrific and he’s in the lineup today. This is a good spot for him, especially with Donnie Ecker and Justin Viele.

Logan Webb is starting tomorrow, Verlander the next day (the home game) and then Ray and Hicks the next two days. 👀

Jimenez led the daily strike-throwing competition in camp yesterday - 75 percent strikes!

The Trump DOE/OCR has continued to work hard on excluding transgender women and girls in sports, now targeting the CIF and fixating on a girls basketball game this weekend. The CIF, like SJSU, is being investigated for allowing participation | @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/sports/high-...

Giants may not carry two lefty relievers, but if they were to, Antonio Jimenez could be the dark horse contender, here’s why: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...

The lineup for the Giants’ Cactus League opener tomorrow:

This was a load of fun to write, J.P. Martinez is just non-stop interesting: Meet the Giants’ Renaissance man who brings ‘1,000-foot view’ to pitching staff www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

Unsurprising in any way but Melvin says Logan Webb is the Giants Opening Day starter.

Bay FC says their "vetting process that included interviews and background checks through NWSL and other organizations" to hire Graeme Abel as a scout, but after a dozen verbal abuse allegations, he becomes another questionable NWSL hire | @sfchronicle.com www.sfchronicle.com/sports/artic...

seeing a lot of Bay FC season ticket holders who emailed their reps after Abel’s hire today. if you’re one of them, can you email me [email protected]? Would love to hear more about that.

Beyond their ballpark drama, could the A’s actually be good in 2025? One executive told me, “The A’s scare the s- out of me.” Here’s why: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athle... via @sfchronicle

From @ShaynaRubin How Giants’ Heliot Ramos, Tyler Fitzgerald plan to solve their second-half slumps www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

Beyond their ballpark drama, could the A’s actually be good in 2025? One executive told me, “The A’s scare the s- out of me.” Here’s why: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athle... via @sfchronicle

What Rob Manfred is (and isn’t) saying about A’s Las Vegas timeline, Dodgers’ spending, local TV - and what I’m told about when shovels will be in the ground in Vegas plus … potential Giants streaming coming: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

Manfred says economic disparity between teams is at the top of his list of concerns but has noted twice the Dodgers are doing nothing outside the rules.

Rob Manfred says Sutter Health Park will be “as close to” a big league facility as possible when I asked him his impressions of his visit there. He says A’s stadium in Las Vegas still on track to be open by 2028. Doesn’t answer when shovels will be in the ground.

Crushed. 💔

From @laura_waxee - and it’s got a Giants component: Sam Altman eyes expanding his new startup on S.F. waterfront www.sfchronicle.com/realestate/a... via @sfchronicle

And from me: Can a mentor with Giants titles cred help Camilo Doval regain his old dominance? “It feels really good to have someone of his stature to ask questions to." www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

Many takes on MLB’s spring automatic balls/strikes (ABS) challenge system: I spoke to Giants players who've seen it in action. How it works, potential kinks and unexpected benefits: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

From @ShaynaRubin As players report, Giants’ Bob Melvin, Buster Posey share a message for 2025 www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

And from me: Can a mentor with Giants titles cred help Camilo Doval regain his old dominance? “It feels really good to have someone of his stature to ask questions to." www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

From @ShaynaRubin Bryce Eldridge arrives in Giants camp: ‘The goal is to make an impression’ plus his eagerness to work with JT Snow: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

Many takes on MLB’s spring automatic balls/strikes (ABS) challenge system: I spoke to Giants players who've seen it in action. How it works, potential kinks and unexpected benefits: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

From @ShaynaRubin Giants’ biggest lineup question mark for 2025? Who gets DH at-bats www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant... via @sfchronicle

LaMonte Wade Jr. is healthy and potential OF option, and his power numbers are likely to go up with his legs finally strong again. Good for him in free agency, good for the Giants. Plus: Is he the leadoff spot favorite? And how does Bryce Eldridge fit in?: www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giant...

Tom Murphy has had some back spasms and is getting an MRI today. The thinking is it isn’t major but with Murphy coming off a season in which he played only 12 games because of a knee injury, that’s going to be frustrating.