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Washington Post
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Matt Chapman helps preserve Giants' 3-2 win over Angels with ugly but effective defensive play
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matt Chapman rarely feels panicked on defense — you don't win five Gold Glove Awards and two Platinum Glove Awards by showing any fear in the field. But that's exactly what the San Francisco Giants third baseman felt in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night when, with a runner on first base, one out and the Giants leading the Los Angeles Angels by a run, Logan O'Hoppe swung at a 3-0 pitch from Ryan Walker and sent a ground ball to third.
Fox Sports
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Matt Chapman helps preserve Giants' 3-2 win over Angels with ugly but effective defensive play
Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman rarely feels panicked on defense — you don't win five Gold Glove Awards and two Platinum Glove Awards by showing any fear in the field. But that's exactly what the San Francisco Giants third baseman felt in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night when, with a runner on first base, one out and the Giants leading the Los Angeles Angels by a run, Logan O'Hoppe swung at a 3-0 pitch from Ryan Walker and sent a ground ball to third. 'I got set up a little late because I was trying to fix this divot that was out there by third base,' Chapman said after the Giants' 3-2 victory. 'Walker came set super fast, so I was kind of back-pedaling. I honestly didn't think he would swing at the 3-0 pitch. Then he swung, and it was hit right at me, so I think that kind of caused a little panic.' Chapman, who hit a two-run home run to give San Francisco a first-inning lead it would not relinquish, stumbled as he broke for the potential double-play grounder, which was hit to his left. Chapman fell to his knees, fielded the ball cleanly and, still on his knees, made a long throw to first that barely beat O'Hoppe to keep the potential winning run off base. 'It was not that fun,' Chapman said of the sinking feeling he had when he stumbled and fell to the ground. 'I'll just call timeout the next time and tell (Walker) to step off instead of trying to take a guess that he's not gonna swing at a pitch. Luckily I was able to save it, but that could have been ugly.' Walker got Mike Trout, who hit solo homers in the fourth and sixth innings, to fly to the wall in left-center for the first out of the ninth before giving up a single to Jorge Soler, who was replaced by pinch runner Tim Anderson. Anderson took second on O'Hoppe's grounder. Walker then got Nolan Schanuel to fly out to left to end the game, preserving the win for right-hander Landen Roupp, who gave up two runs and five hits, striking out a career-high nine, and walking one in seven innings to improve to 2-1. 'Nobody makes that play,' Giants manager Bob Melvin said of Chapman. 'It looks like a double-play ball off the bat, and then all of a sudden, you're hoping to get one. 'I don't know how he pulled that one out of his hat to be able to get a throw across the diamond for an out, which was huge. (Otherwise), there are two runners on base, one out and a different complexion to the inning.' ___ AP MLB: recommended
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Matt Chapman helps preserve Giants' 3-2 win over Angels with ugly but effective defensive play
San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman throws the ball to first base during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh) San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman throws the ball to first base during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh) San Francisco Giants third baseman Matt Chapman throws the ball to first base during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh) ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman rarely feels panicked on defense — you don't win five Gold Glove Awards and two Platinum Glove Awards by showing any fear in the field. But that's exactly what the San Francisco Giants third baseman felt in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night when, with a runner on first base, one out and the Giants leading the Los Angeles Angels by a run, Logan O'Hoppe swung at a 3-0 pitch from Ryan Walker and sent a ground ball to third. Advertisement 'I got set up a little late because I was trying to fix this divot that was out there by third base,' Chapman said after the Giants' 3-2 victory. 'Walker came set super fast, so I was kind of back-pedaling. I honestly didn't think he would swing at the 3-0 pitch. Then he swung, and it was hit right at me, so I think that kind of caused a little panic.' Chapman, who hit a two-run home run to give San Francisco a first-inning lead it would not relinquish, stumbled as he broke for the potential double-play grounder, which was hit to his left. Chapman fell to his knees, fielded the ball cleanly and, still on his knees, made a long throw to first that barely beat O'Hoppe to keep the potential winning run off base. 'It was not that fun,' Chapman said of the sinking feeling he had when he stumbled and fell to the ground. 'I'll just call timeout the next time and tell (Walker) to step off instead of trying to take a guess that he's not gonna swing at a pitch. Luckily I was able to save it, but that could have been ugly.' Advertisement Walker got Mike Trout, who hit solo homers in the fourth and sixth innings, to fly to the wall in left-center for the first out of the ninth before giving up a single to Jorge Soler, who was replaced by pinch runner Tim Anderson. Anderson took second on O'Hoppe's grounder. Walker then got Nolan Schanuel to fly out to left to end the game, preserving the win for right-hander Landen Roupp, who gave up two runs and five hits, striking out a career-high nine, and walking one in seven innings to improve to 2-1. 'Nobody makes that play,' Giants manager Bob Melvin said of Chapman. 'It looks like a double-play ball off the bat, and then all of a sudden, you're hoping to get one. 'I don't know how he pulled that one out of his hat to be able to get a throw across the diamond for an out, which was huge. (Otherwise), there are two runners on base, one out and a different complexion to the inning.' ___ AP MLB:
Associated Press
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Matt Chapman helps preserve Giants' 3-2 win over Angels with ugly but effective defensive play
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman rarely feels panicked on defense — you don't win five Gold Glove Awards and two Platinum Glove Awards by showing any fear in the field. But that's exactly what the San Francisco Giants third baseman felt in the bottom of the ninth inning on Saturday night when, with a runner on first base, one out and the Giants leading the Los Angeles Angels by a run, Logan O'Hoppe swung at a 3-0 pitch from Ryan Walker and sent a ground ball to third. 'I got set up a little late because I was trying to fix this divot that was out there by third base,' Chapman said after the Giants' 3-2 victory. 'Walker came set super fast, so I was kind of back-pedaling. I honestly didn't think he would swing at the 3-0 pitch. Then he swung, and it was hit right at me, so I think that kind of caused a little panic.' Chapman, who hit a two-run home run to give San Francisco a first-inning lead it would not relinquish, stumbled as he broke for the potential double-play grounder, which was hit to his left. Chapman fell to his knees, fielded the ball cleanly and, still on his knees, made a long throw to first that barely beat O'Hoppe to keep the potential winning run off base. 'It was not that fun,' Chapman said of the sinking feeling he had when he stumbled and fell to the ground. 'I'll just call timeout the next time and tell (Walker) to step off instead of trying to take a guess that he's not gonna swing at a pitch. Luckily I was able to save it, but that could have been ugly.' Walker got Mike Trout, who hit solo homers in the fourth and sixth innings, to fly to the wall in left-center for the first out of the ninth before giving up a single to Jorge Soler, who was replaced by pinch runner Tim Anderson. Anderson took second on O'Hoppe's grounder. Walker then got Nolan Schanuel to fly out to left to end the game, preserving the win for right-hander Landen Roupp, who gave up two runs and five hits, striking out a career-high nine, and walking one in seven innings to improve to 2-1. 'Nobody makes that play,' Giants manager Bob Melvin said of Chapman. 'It looks like a double-play ball off the bat, and then all of a sudden, you're hoping to get one. 'I don't know how he pulled that one out of his hat to be able to get a throw across the diamond for an out, which was huge. (Otherwise), there are two runners on base, one out and a different complexion to the inning.' ___ AP MLB:
Reuters
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Report: Mariners, Cal Raleigh finalizing 6-year, $105M extension
March 25 - Catcher Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners are putting the finishing touches on a six-year, $105 million contract extension, reported on Tuesday. Per the report, the deal will begin this season. Raleigh, 28, led the Mariners in homers (34), RBIs (100) and walks (70) last season to go along with a .220 batting average. He also won the Gold Glove and Platinum Glove Awards. The latter honor goes to one Gold Glove winner in each league who is selected as the best defender overall, regardless of position. Raleigh matched Will Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the major league lead by throwing out 32 attempted base-stealers (out of 113 attempts). Raleigh finished tied with A's backstop Shea Langeliers for the most assists by an AL catcher (51) and was involved in eight double plays, tied with Carson Kelly (Detroit, Texas) and Washington's Keibert Ruiz for the most in the majors among catchers. Statcast lauded Raleigh's pitch-framing, listing him as the best in the AL in that metric. Raleigh has batted .218 with 93 homers and 251 RBIs in 464 career games with the Mariners. Also on Tuesday, the Mariners selected infielder Rowdy Tellez to the major league roster. The Mariners 40-man roster is now at 39 players. Signed to a minor league contract on Feb. 21, Tellez batted .298 with three home runs and five RBIs in 16 games this spring. Tellez, 30, is hitting .234 with 105 homers and 319 RBIs in 664 career games with the Toronto Blue Jays (2018-21), Milwaukee Brewers (2021-23) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2024). --Field Level Media
