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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS WE'VE GOT YOU ALL COVERED: MAY 4-10 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 The Say Hey Kid Willie Mays will celebrate his 89th birthday this Wednesday (May 6). Lead- ing up to his birthday, the Giants social channels will be featuring Mays footage. On Page 4 of these notes you'll find an infographic about Mays' Hall-of-Fame playing career. We've also used This Week in Giants History to highlight games featuring Mays. Monday - May 4 Outfielder Mike Yastrzemski is our featured player this week on page three. Last week, Sports Illustrated caught up with Gregg Berhalter, the coach of the US Men's National Soccer Team 7:35 a.m. - Mike Krukow as well as Yastrzemski. Berhalter is the godson of Mike's Hall-of-Fame grandfather, Carl. The joins Murph & Mac full story on how is here 5 p.m. - Gabe Kapler The Giants have created sfgiants.com/fans/resource-center as a destination for updates re- joins Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks garding the 2020 baseball season as well as a place to find resources that are being offered Tuesday - May 5 throughout our communities during this difficult time. 7:35 a.m. - Duane Kuiper SCHEDULED GUESTS joins Murph & Mac THIS WEEK 4:30 p.m. - Dave Flemming joins Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks DUSTY BAKER WEDNESDAYS @ 6 P.M. | YOUTUBE.COM/GIANTS BARRY BONDS Wednesday - May 6 7:35 a.m. - Mike Krukow THIS WEEK IN GIANTS HISTORY joins Murph & Mac MAY Willie Mays estab- MAY On this day, Hall of MAY The Giants beat the 11:50 a.m. - Jon Miller 4 lished a new Na- 6 Famer Willie Mays 9 Dodgers 11-3 as joins Papa & Lund tional League re- was born in 1931 in Mays led the of- Thursday - May 7 1966 cord for most career 1931 Westfield, AL. Mays 1958 fense going 3-for-4 home runs when he hit his hit three career homers in with three runs, a double, two 7:35 a.m. - Duane Kuiper 512th, surpassing the total of games played on his birthday. home runs and a season-high joins Murph & Mac Mel Ott. Mays’ blast against Mays is celebrating his 89th five RBI.Box 5 p.m. - Larry Baer Claude Osteen, which put him birthday today. joins Tolbert, Krueger & Brooks In front of 34,435 fourth on the all-time list, MAY Friday - May 8 helped the Giants beat the MAY Mays blasted two 10 fans at the Polo Dodgers 6-1. Box home runs marking Grounds, Willie 7:35 a.m. - Mike Krukow 7 one of his four 1957 Mays reached base joins Murph & Mac 1965 MAY Mays recorded a multi-homer games in each of his four plate ap- Saturday & Sunday - May 9&10 season-high four that season. His 63 career pearances (two singles, one 5 hits, as he went multi-homer games rank as triple and one walk) as the The Best of 2012 1965 4-for-6 with two the fifth-most in Major League New York Giants defeated the 9 a.m. - Matt Cain Perfect Game runs, a double, home run and history. Box Brooklyn Dodgers 2-1. Box June 13, 2012 vs. Houston three RBI in the Giants 10-5 12 p.m. - NLDS Game Five victory over the St. Louis Car- MAY The Giants erased October 11, 2012 at Cincinnati dinals. Box an early three run 3 p.m. - World Series Game Four 8 deficit to defeat the October 28, 2012 at Detroit 1959 Dodgers by a score of 9-3. Mays went 3-for-4 with a home run and four runs scored. Box THIS WEEK'S INSIDE GIANTS MOMENTS PODCAST EPISODE (PRES. BY T-MOBILE) Monday -May 4 8 p.m. - Lincecum Blanks Halos EPISODE 9 May 3, 2015 vs. Los Angeles-AL Dave Dravecky Wednesday -May 6 Years with SF: 1987-1989 8 p.m. - Duffy Walk Off Debuts Thurs., May 7 May 10, 2015 vs. Miami With one of the most inspira- Friday - May 8 Inside Giant Moments takes tional stories in sports, Dave 7 p.m. - MLB The Show Simulation you behind the scenes of the Dravecky is completely can- 8 p.m. - Pablo HRs from Both Sides most iconic moments in Gi- did about his pitching career, September 20, 2012 vs. Colorado cancer diagnosis, and am- ants history with the players Sunday - May 10 - Buster Day who made these moments, putation. He speaks openly memories. Host Mark Wil- about the many struggles that 2 p.m. - MadBum CG, Posey HRs Twice lard of KNBR dives in each he’s endured throughout his August 26, 2014 vs. Colorado week with exclusive inter- journey and also the comfort, 4 p.m. - Buster Walk-Off Homer views on the official San joy and support he’s received August 27, 2014 vs. Colorado Francisco Giants podcast. from the Giants family. 6 p.m. - Buster Walk-Off Homer vs. LA Subscribe Here May 3, 2013 vs. Los Angeles-NL 8 p.m. - Buster Homers Twice WE'VE GOT YOU ALL COVERED May 28, 2016 at Colorado Join Konica Minolta in the upcoming weeks for the "We've got you all covered" virtual series that demon- PRESENTED BY strates, discusses and addresses business profession- als questions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. The tools provided in the series will help to embrace the "new normal" as we know it and keep business- Games air on SFGiants Facebook, Twitter es top of mind for their customers. Events are tak- & YouTube platforms ing place every Tuesday and Thursday, check out the schedule here Friday - May 8 4 p.m. - Lincecum K's 15 July 27, 2009 vs. Pittsburgh COMMUNITY CORRIDOR CLICK FOR THE GIANTS COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESPONSE BLOG GIANT BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK #GivingTuesdayNow—Tuesday, May 5 - With the closure of schools, recreational opportuni- ties and after school programs, there’s a need for youth programming now more than ever. The Giants Community Fund has responded to this need with a virtual approach to its flag- ship program through the creation of Junior Giants at Home. #GivingTuesdayNow, a global generosity movement, provides a special opportunity to support Junior Giants during this time. For more information, visit JRGIANTS.ORG Willie Mays May is Stroke Awareness Month and the Giants have teamed up with the American Heart As- (89) sociation to remind everyone that strokes require immediate medical attention, especially May 6 during the COVID-19 outbreak. Forever Giants Bruce Bochy and Bill Laskey recorded PSA's for the American Heart Association to help spread the word. For more information on what the Giants are doing in the community check out the SF Giants COVID-19 Community Response blog here CLICK TO DOWNLOAD BEYOND THE GIANT VAULT JUNIOR GIANTS AT HOME Housed in a 5,000 square foot build- ing, the Giants Archives consists of memorabilia and artifacts from our team’s 138-year history. This trea- sure trove includes collectables such as the Giants “Creation Letter” from 1882, the “GIANTS” letters which once sat atop the Polo Grounds in 1957 and the batting helmet Pablo Sandoval wore when he hit three home runs in the first game of the 2012 World Series. As an effort to keep Junior Giants connected while sheltering in place, the Giants Community Fund As part of the Giants Fan Page, fans can now, for the first has announced the launch of Junior Giants At time, learn about and view memorabilia from our collection. When we are able to return to Oracle Home. Set to begin in May, the four-week virtual Park items from our collection can be found either on the Alaska Airlines Club Level displays be- season will include home-produced videos from hind home plate or in the Giant Vault located off the O’Doul Gate. Gabe Kapler and his coaching staff to help intro- duce the fundamentals of the game along with im- This week, we are celebrating Willie Mays' birthday on Wednesday so head on over to the vault to portant lessons in health, education & character check out some Mays-related items like this suitcase (above) that Mays used for road trips. Click development. to visit the vault SEASON TICKET MEMBER HERO OF THE WEEK COACH SPEAK: KAI CORREA Each week we'll get to know the new Giants coaches with a few fun ques- tions in this space. This week it's bench coach Kai Correa. You had an opportunity to interact with Kean Wong in the early parts of camp. In an inter- view, he said you were one of his little league coaches when he was growing up in Hawaii. At what age did you coach Kean in Hilo and was it somewhat surreal for you to have him in camp on another team you’re coaching now? Each week we'll highlight a Giants season Word is spreading about all that Lim is doing KC: It was surreal getting to work with KW this ticket member or members who are step- as last weekend he delivered over 70 meals. spring. His father played for my grandfather, ping up during this tremendous time of Instead of accepting gas money for delivery, I played for his father, his brother played for need. This week we salute the work of Aaron Aaron requests that his friends and family my uncle, he played for me (now twice, the Lim make a donation to support the Chinatown first time he was 14 and I was home from col- As restaurants continue to have a diffi- Community Development Center.