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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 10: Hector Borg #80 and Drew Gilbert #0 of the San Francisco Giants prepare for the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park on May 10, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Andy Kuno/San Francisco Giants/Getty Images)

The Giants Will No Longer Be Pummeling Each Other With Their Crotches

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Cal Raleigh #29 of the Seattle Mariners reacts at bat.

“Big Dumper” Now Apt For More Depressing Reason

Ray Ratto

Daulton Varsho #5 of the Toronto Blue Jays collides into Victor Caratini #37 of the Minnesota Twins at home plate during the second inning at Target Field on May 1, 2026.

The American League Is Putting The Mid In Middling

Jose Altuve takes a swing at a pitch over two feet off the plate.

José Altuve Takes Mighty Rip At Pitch That Would Have Knocked A Lefty Batter’s Shoes Off

David Roth

Ildemaro Vargas #6 of the Arizona Diamondbacks reacts into third base during the eighth inning of the MLB Mexico City Series game between San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú on April 26, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico.

It’s Ildemaro Vargas Time In Major League Baseball

Manager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants relieves Landen Roupp #65 in the fifth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 2, 2026.

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The Giants Will No Longer Be Pummeling Each Other With Their Crotches

“Big Dumper” Now Apt For More Depressing Reason

The American League Is Putting The Mid In Middling

José Altuve Takes Mighty Rip At Pitch That Would Have Knocked A Lefty Batter’s Shoes Off

It’s Ildemaro Vargas Time In Major League Baseball

The San Francisco Giants Have Never Cast A Smaller Shadow

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