PEORIA, Ariz. — A day before he would throw the first pitch of the Tony Vitello Era, Hayden Birdsong sat in front of his locker at Scottsdale Stadium and talked at length about how encouraged he was ...

The San Francisco Giants are taking a cautious approach with young right-hander Hayden Birdsong after he experienced elbow soreness during a recent spring outing. Manager Tony Vitello confirmed after ...

With a strong spring, Birdsong can position himself to become one of the first alternatives when a need on the rotation emerges. This article was originally published on aroundthefoghorn.com as SF ...

The San Francisco Giants will face the Seattle Mariners on Saturday in their spring training opener, and it sounds like they’ll start a former top prospect in the game. Pitcher Hayden Birdsong, who ...

Some more notes, musings and observations from Giants' Spring Training. I caught up with Matt Gage this morning and learned all about the new splitter he is working on this spring. Last year, he was ...

With Opening Day rapidly approaching, the San Francisco Giants still have one major question to answer this spring: Who will be the team’s fifth starter? The Giants’ rotation is one that is full of ...