SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS WE'VE GOT YOU ALL COVERED: APRIL 27-MAY 3 PRESENTED BY Oracle Park 24 Willie Mays Plaza San Francisco, CA 94107 Phone: 415-972-2000 sfgiants.com sfgigantes.com giantspressbox.com @SFGiants @SFGigantes @SFGiantsMedia NEWS & NOTES GIANTS INTERVIEW SCHEDULE Giants Assistant Coach Alyssa Nakken and Yankees Minor League Hitting Coach Rachel Balkovec are on the cover of the May/June issue of Baseball Digest (right). The duo are the first women in Major League Monday - April 27 uniforms to appear on the publication's cover in its 79- year history. Read more at baseballdigest.com 7:35 a.m. - Mike Krukow Bay Area teams, NBC Sports Bay Area & NBC Sports joins Murph & Mac California and local bag maker Timbuk2 have teamed 5 p.m. - Gabe Kapler up to donate 50,000 face masks and bandanas to joins Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks Northern CA health care providers in response to the Tuesday - April 28 COVID-19 pandemic. Full story on page two The Giants have created sfgiants.com/fans/re- 7:35 a.m. - Duane Kuiper source-center as a destination for updates regarding joins Murph & Mac the 2020 baseball season as well as a place to find re- 4:30 p.m. - Dave Flemming sources that are being offered throughout our commu- joins Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks nities during this difficult time. Wednesday - April 29 7:35 a.m. - Mike Krukow THIS WEEK IN GIANTS HISTORY joins Murph & Mac 11:50 a.m. - Jon Miller APR Barry Bonds be- APR The New York Gi- MAY Buster Posey hit a joins Papa & Lund came only the ants hit four inside- two-out single in 27 fourth player in Ma- 29 the-park home runs 1 the 9th inning that Thursday - April 30 1996 jor League history 1922 at Braves Field. 2019 brought Steven 7:35 a.m. - Duane Kuiper to amass 300 home runs and George Kelly hit a pair and Duggar home for a 2-1 victory joins Murph & Mac 300 stolen bases when he Ross Youngs and Dave Ban- over the Dodgers and series 5 p.m. - Farhan Zaidi homered in the 3rd inning in croft each hit one as the Gi- win. It was Posey’s sixth ca- joins Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 ants defeated the Boston reer walkoff hit and his third victory over the Florida Braves 15-4. Box against the Dodgers. Box Friday - May 1 Marlins. Box 7:35 a.m. - Mike Krukow APR Willie Mays hit four MAY Willie McCovey hit joins Murph & Mac APR Barry Bonds hit a home runs against two home runs, in- bases-clearing 30 the Milwaukee 2 cluding the game- Saturday & Sunday - May 2 & 3 28 double to tie Babe 1961 Braves in the Gi- 1965 winner in the 10th The Best of 2010 2006 Ruth for third on the ants’ 14-4 victory at County off Bob Miller, for a 4-2 victory 9 a.m. - Game 162 all-time career list with 1,356 Stadium. Mays became just at Dodger Stadium. Box October 3, 2010 vs. San Diego extra-base hits. Bonds also the ninth player in Major 12 p.m. - NLCS Game Six Willie McCovey hit singled in a run for his fourth League history to hit four MAY October 23, 2010 at Philadelphia his 521st and final RBI, and the San Francisco Gi- homers in one game. Box 3 p.m. - World Series Game Five 3 career home run ants beat the Arizona Dia- 1980 November 1, 2010 at Texas mondbacks 10-2. Box against Montréal's Scott Sanderson, helping the Giants to a 3-2 win. His shot tied him with Ted Williams on the all-time list. Box Monday - April 27 THIS WEEK'S INSIDE GIANTS MOMENTS PODCAST EPISODE (PRES. BY T-MOBILE) 8 p.m. - Crawford's 7-Hit Game August 8, 2016 at Miami Wednesday - April 29 8 p.m. - Bumgarner & Posey Grand Slams July 13, 2014 vs. Arizona Friday - May 1 7 p.m. - MLB The Show Simulation Inside Giant Moments takes you behind the scenes of the most iconic moments in Gi- PRESENTED BY ants history with the players who made these moments, The beloved duo reminisce EPISODE 8 memories. Host Mark Wil- about their transition from lard of KNBR dives in each Mike Krukow & Duane Kuiper players to broadcasters and week with exclusive inter- Debuts Thurs., April 30 the countless iconic Giants Games air on SFGiants Facebook, Twitter views on the official San moments they’ve witnessed & YouTube platforms Francisco Giants podcast. over the past 25 years. 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Mondays—Purple (Hospi- general purpose masks to first responders, including San Francisco tality), Wednesdays—Blue (Health care), Thursdays—Red, white and Fire Department. blue (first responders) and Fridays – Gold (frontline workers). The Giants and Fanatics donated 500 Dugout Store bags to Safe and San Jose Giants and naming rights partner, Excite Credit Union, cre- Sound’s Family Resource Center to fulfill their shortage of bags for the ated a Frontlines Meal Fund to support and show gratitude to person- delivery of grocery items and paper goods. nel at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. The fund will provide For more information on what the Giants are doing in the community meals to essential healthcare, police, fire and EMT personnel working check out the SF Giants COVID-19 Community Response blog here tirelessly to combat the pandemic. For every $40 spent on SJ Giants Merchandise, $10 will be put into the meal fund. They also have a spe- cial online auction featuring autographed items and specialty jerseys, as well as a way to make direct donations through the San Jose Giants online Dugout Store. Donate here: https://sjgiants.milbstore.com/ BAY AREA UNITE MASK INITIATIVE NBC Sports Bay Area and NBC Sports Cali- Timbuk2 is shifting production from bags to fornia, together with its team partners – masks, working to fulfill the current demand MLB’s San Francisco Giants and Oakland for 50,000 cloth face coverings which will be A’s, NBA’s Golden State Warriors and Sac- donated to Bay Area Community Services, ramento Kings, NHL’s San Jose Sharks, and other groups in need. MLS’s San Jose Earthquakes and NFL’s San For more information please click here Francisco 49ers, along with the teams’ ap- Photo Credits NBC Sports Group parel and merchandise partner Fanatics – and San Francisco-based bag manufacturer Timbuk2 have teamed up to donate 50,000 face masks and bandanas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The teams and NBC Sports have donated over 10,000 new t-shirts, and Timbuk2 will create cloth face masks and bandanas from the t-shirt material. SEASON TICKET MEMBER HEROES OF THE WEEK COACH SPEAK: ANTOAN RICHARDSON Each week we'll highlight a Giants season Each week we'll get to know the new ticket member or members who are stepping Giants coaches with a few fun ques- up during this tremendous time of need. This tions in this space. This week it's 1st week we salute the work of Chris Denevi and base coach Antoan Richardson. Leann Hargis When the shelter-in-place came out Chris You have a perfect 1.000 career batting aver- and Leann were in Scottsdale for the Giants age vs. Clayton Kershaw. He isn’t that tough Spring Training and decided they needed to to hit is he, LOL? In all seriousness, how did find a way to help get through this pandemic. it feel to get your first career hit off Kershaw? As a retired RN who had worked through the AIDS crisis and in the NICU with high- AR: LOL. He is one of the best, if not the best risk newborns, Chris understood the need in the past decade. I just found the biggest bat for Medical and frontline personnel to prop- and hoped for the best. In the moment, I was erly protect themselves to keep from getting then attached to the printed headband and a just finding a way to get on and help the team. and spreading the virus. In listening to what protective printed chin guard is added along nurses were saying it became clear that face with an elastic band to secure the face shield. You also went 2-for-3 off Kevin Gausman in shields were needed, but in short supply. A face shield provides protection from cough- your career. Did you ever give him a hard time Leann is an entrepreneur that had been look- ing or droplets when a frontline worker has to about it in camp this year? ing at 3D Printers for prototypes and decided be close to another person. AR: Until reading this question I had no idea to call MakerGear in Ohio and had a 3D printer To date they have sent out over 100 face what I did off of him in my career.