SAN FRANCISCO – If there’s one important lesson that Hayden Birdsong learned in his first MLB season, it’s the ability to move on. From day to day. From game to game. From pitch to pitch. The rookie ...

The Giants, fresh off two successful bullpen games, are switching things up and going with what’s known as a “starting pitcher” on Wednesday. It’s incredibly retro of them. It won’t be just any ...

CINCINNATI — It was sometime last year during spring training when Hayden Birdsong was engaging in a Gen Z pastime: scrolling TikTok before bed. The algorithm fed the Giants pitcher a savory yet ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Not two years ago Hayden Birdsong was just one of eight Giants prospects in a dorm room in the Dominican Republic. Just as bushy-haired and even more baby-faced back then, the five-day ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Stacey Birdsong ran the American Legion baseball program in Mattoon, Ill., for many years. There were cuts to make every season. There were parents with offended sensibilities to ...