PEORIA, Ariz. — A day before he would throw the first pitch of the Tony Vitello Era, Hayden Birdsong sat in front of his locker at Scottsdale Stadium and talked at length about how encouraged he was ...

The San Francisco Giants are taking a cautious approach with young right-hander Hayden Birdsong after he experienced elbow soreness during a recent spring outing. Manager Tony Vitello confirmed after ...

The San Francisco Giants will face the Seattle Mariners on Saturday in their spring training opener, and it sounds like they’ll start a former top prospect in the game. Pitcher Hayden Birdsong, who ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Managers tend to get a bit squeamish when they see impressive velocity numbers pop up early in camp. They don't want their pitchers peaking too early, and they certainly don't ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants have yet to decide whether Hayden Birdsong or Kyle Harrison or Landen Roupp will be their fifth starter. They likely won’t finalize their decision until right before ...

With Opening Day rapidly approaching, the San Francisco Giants still have one major question to answer this spring: Who will be the team’s fifth starter? The Giants’ rotation is one that is full of ...