John Shea

I’m thrilled – as is Willie Mays -- that “24” has risen to No. 3 on the nonfiction bestseller list in the Bay Area and Northern California. It had reached No. 13 on the New York Times bestseller list and is in the company of many fabulous baseball books listed on Amazon.

Hayden Birdsong and Tristan Beck optioned. Carson Seymour and Sean Hjelle added to roster. Slumping Giants make changes to pitching staff.

The #SFGiants are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former San Francisco Giants managing general partner Bill Neukom. Bill was instrumental in helping the Giants and its players bring the first World Series Championship to San Francisco in 2010. We extend our deepest…

Oakland A’s represented in Cooperstown

So incredibly thrilled and honored to be in Cooperstown, the happiest baseball place on Earth, this induction weekend for the ⁦@sfstandard⁩. The 12-year-old me wouldn’t have believed it.

“A lot of my speech is about the village that raised me from Vallejo.” CC Sabathia, who’ll be inducted into the Hall of Fame Sunday, never forgot his Bay Area roots — grew up A’s fan, could’ve been Giant (twice), gives back to hometown: sfstandard.com/2025/07/25/cc-…

Today I teamed up with the great @JohnSheaHey on this Giants story. We look at where the roster stands right now and how Buster Posey might look to improve it in the week leading up to the July 31 trade deadline. sfstandard.com/2025/07/24/sf-…

Hi! After an extended hiatus, I’m returning to social media. I’m now the sports editor at the @sfstandard. It’s an honor to work with a talented team of reporters who are on-site at Giants, 49ers, Warriors, and Valkyries games telling compelling stories on a daily basis.

Giants trade deadline primer: 5 questions about Buster Posey’s next moves sfstandard.com/2025/07/24/sf-…

'It's a different window' -- column from my annual conversation with an energized Kyle Shanahan and the planned jumpstart of a new three-year cycle sfstandard.com/2025/07/23/kyl…

“I think you’re going to see a lot of catchers out of baseball with the ABS.” A breakdown on plans to use automated balls-strikes system and how it would affect defensive catchers such as Patrick Bailey — and my idea for an alternate plan for umpires: sfstandard.com/2025/07/22/pat…

Willy Adames: "I feel like in the first half, we were grinders. It feels like lately, the energy's not there. ... That's not our identity. It feels like lately we've fallen off the bus. It's just not us. We have to figure out a way to get out of it as soon as possible."

“I’m very fortunate to be in the spot I’m in”: #SFGiants 1B of the Future Bryce 🟧 Eldridge to @beisbolporgotas at Sacramento. “It’s pretty cool. I can feel the buzz, I can feel the excitement. I’m just going to keep focusing one day at a time. I want to make a big impact in SF…

Please join us in wishing a happy 103rd birthday to Rachel Robinson! 💙

“It’s part of the game, unfortunately, we just have to prevent for it not to happen again”: #SFGiants 2023 First Round Draft Pick (16) Bryce 🟧 Elridge Friday to @beisbolporgotas at Sacramento. He’s coming out today from the IL [hamstring], hitting cleanup and at 1B for the…

What could happen, what needs to happen. A hard look at the Giants moving into the post All-Star break world: sfstandard.com/2025/07/18/sf-…

Webb and Ray Saturday and Sunday

The Giants have named Justin Verlander their starter for Friday in Toronto. TBA for Saturday and Sunday. Logan Webb threw 11 pitches in his All-Star inning Tuesday and was to play golf in Atlanta Wednesday. Robbie Ray has plenty of rest.

The Giants’ front row seat to All-Star Game chaos: ‘A perfect way to end this’ sfstandard.com/2025/07/16/all…

Eavesdrops: A Giants-Dodgers friendship, Judge on Bonds, and more All-Star details sfstandard.com/2025/07/15/log…