The San Francisco Giants are getting some vintage performances from a future Hall of Famer this spring training.

Reds manager Terry Francona said Nick Martinez, who was set to start Friday, would be the No. 3 pitcher in Cincinnati's initial rotation to begin the regular season.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Justin Verlander was on a minor-league rehab assignment when he got his first taste of the automated ball-strike system, or ABS. Verlander hadn’t used the system before and didn’t plan on challenging any pitches. Before his outing, Verlander told his catcher to handle any and all appeals.

With spring training underway for the San Francisco Giants, the team is hoping to take a big step forward this coming season.  After a fairly quiet offseason wi

The San Francisco Giants have spent the past few years hovering around mediocrity, finishing with 80, 79, and 81 wins over the last three seasons. Despite some notable offseason moves under new president of baseball operations Buster Posey,