Published for Giants fans — October 2026
By Toxlay Sports Editorial Team · Last updated October 19, 2026
🌈 Giants Fans — Orange October Is a Mindset!
Sixty-five wins is rock bottom, and there’s only one way up. Rafael Devers, Logan Webb and Jung Hoo Lee lead the bounce-back — and real fans don’t just watch it happen, they wear it. Grab a Giants-style home jersey with your favorite star’s number and rep Oracle Park everywhere you go.
The Club
The San Francisco Giants are one of baseball’s cornerstone franchises — and right now, one of its most frustrated. Founded in 1883 in New York (as the Gothams), the club moved west in 1958 and has played at Oracle Park on the San Francisco waterfront since 2000, in black and orange, with McCovey Cove splash hits and the fog rolling over the bay. The trophy case holds eight World Series titles — 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 and 1954 in New York, plus the even-year magic of 2010, 2012 and 2014 in San Francisco. This is the franchise of Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Buster Posey — and Posey is now the man in charge of fixing it, as president of baseball operations. After the season that just ended, the job couldn’t be bigger.
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Last Season (2026): Rock Bottom by the Bay
The numbers are ugly, so let’s get them out of the way: 65-97, fourth in the NL West, 35 games behind the division-winning Los Angeles Dodgers, and 23 games out of the final Wild Card spot. The Giants lost on Opening Day, never spent a single day above .500, and were officially eliminated on September 6 after a loss to the Mets. Their best month was a 12-13 July. They finished as the second-worst team in the National League, spared last place only by the Rockies’ historic ineptitude. The offense ranked 26th in runs (669), the rotation’s 4.31 ERA ranked 23rd, and the season ended the way it deserved to — a 5-1 loss to the Dodgers on October 4. For Tony Vitello, the celebrated college coach hired on a three-year deal to replace Bob Melvin, it was a rude awakening. For the fans, it was the worst Giants season in decades. The only consolation: it can’t get much worse.
Best Players Right Now (2027 Roster)
Rafael Devers, 30, First Base (#16) — The franchise player. In his first full season in San Francisco after the June 2025 trade from Boston, Devers hit 37 homers with 98 RBIs and an .865 OPS, earning NL Player of the Week honors in early September. A core injury ended his season early and required abdominal surgery, but he’ll be full-go for spring training.
Logan Webb, 30, Starting Pitcher (#62) — The workhorse and the heart of the club. His 8-8 record and 4.31 ERA were the worst of his career, but context matters: he pitched for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, missed three weeks in May with knee bursitis, and still took the ball every fifth day. His 185 starts since 2021 are among the most in baseball. Won the Willie Mac Award as the team’s most inspirational player.
Willy Adames, 30, Shortstop (#2) — The $140 million shortstop endured a down year (.230, 21 homers), but his track record says the bounce-back is coming. The Giants need it badly.
Matt Chapman, 33, Third Base (#26) — Elite defender, elite base runner, and on pace for a big season before abdominal surgery cut it short. Like Devers, expected ready for spring training.
Jung Hoo Lee, 28, Right Field (#51) — The contact king. Led the team with a .276 average and 149 hits, playing 143 games of steady, professional baseball in his second season stateside.
Bryce Eldridge, 22, Designated Hitter (#8) — The future, arriving early. Seventeen homers in 107 games with a mature eye at the plate (58 walks). The organization believes he’s a middle-of-the-order star.
Drew Gilbert, 26, Center Field (#0) — The grinder. Played 133 games, hit 11 homers, and never took a pitch off. Exactly the kind of player winning teams are built around.
Luis Arráez, 29, Infielder — The batting champion pedigree. An All-Star in 2026, Arráez does one thing better than almost anyone alive: put the bat on the ball.
Harrison Bader, 32, Outfielder — The defensive ace. His 2026 was interrupted by a bizarre scooter accident, but his glove in center field changes games.
Camilo Doval, 29, Reliever — The electric arm. Triple-digit heat and a wipeout slider; the back of the bullpen starts with him.
Adrian Houser, 33, Starting Pitcher — The innings eater. Signed through 2027, Houser takes the ball and keeps the bullpen fresh — invaluable on a staff that needs stability.
Manager: Tony Vitello — Second season. The former Tennessee head coach’s debut was a disaster through no single fault of his own, but Buster Posey has publicly backed him: he’ll be back in the dugout in 2027, tasked with turning talent into wins.
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Devers delivers in year one. When the Giants pried Rafael Devers from Boston in June 2025, it was the biggest acquisition of the Buster Posey era — a franchise-altering bat in his prime. Devers answered with 37 home runs, 98 RBIs and an .865 OPS in 2026, carrying an offense that finished 26th in runs. He did it while battling the core injury that eventually required surgery. If that’s Devers at less than 100 percent, Giants fans should be excited about what full health looks like.
Webb the workhorse. Logan Webb has started 185 games since 2021 — one of the highest totals in all of baseball. In 2026 he added a World Baseball Classic stint for Team USA, pitched through knee bursitis, and never once pointed a finger as the season collapsed. His teammates noticed: they voted him the Willie Mac Award, given to the most inspirational Giant. When the franchise turns it around, Webb will be at the front of the parade.
65-97 — and Posey still believes. Here’s the thing about rock bottom: it clarifies. After the worst season in recent memory, Buster Posey didn’t panic, didn’t fire the manager, and didn’t tear it down. His message was blunt belief — in the position-player core, in Devers and Chapman returning healthy, in Webb leading the rotation, in the young outfielders who got their first taste. “I do believe that we can contend next year,” he said. In San Francisco, where 2010, 2012 and 2014 taught everyone that anything is possible, you don’t bet against belief.
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Next Season (2027): The Bounce-Back Bet
The plan is straightforward: get healthy, add pitching, and contend. Devers and Chapman will be full participants in spring training after their surgeries. Webb, motivated by the worst season of his career, leads a rotation that desperately needs dependable innings behind him — and Posey has said the winter priority is pitching depth, both starters and bullpen arms, before the December 1 expiration of the collective bargaining agreement potentially freezes the sport. The position-player core is locked in and expensive (roughly $153 million committed to seven veterans before arbitration), so there’s no more waiting for the future: Devers, Adames and Chapman are all in their primes right now. If the pitching holds and the stars play like stars, the Giants can climb back into the Wild Card race. If not, the questions about the direction of the franchise get very loud, very fast. One caveat hangs over everything: a lockout could delay or shorten the 2027 season.
Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming Games to Watch
Wondering when the Giants play? The Giants schedule for 2027 is out — tentative, given the labor situation, but out. The Giants open at home for the second straight year, so grab your Giants tickets early for these:
- March 25 — vs Colorado Rockies (Opening Day, Oracle Park): All 30 teams play on Opening Day, and the Giants get the Rockies at home to start the climb back. First pitch of the bounce-back.
- Early April — at New York Mets, at Atlanta Braves (first road trip): The first test away from home: two playoff-caliber clubs in New York and Atlanta. We’ll learn a lot about the 2027 Giants that week.
- June — vs Los Angeles Dodgers (Oracle Park): The first home series against the three-time defending champions. The rivalry never needs hype, but a competitive Giants team would make it electric again.
- Late July — at Los Angeles Angels, at Los Angeles Dodgers, at Chicago Cubs: A brutal three-city swing right before the trade deadline — LA to LA to Wrigley Field. This stretch could decide whether the Giants buy or sell.
- August 24-26 — vs Boston Red Sox (Oracle Park): Circle it. Rafael Devers faces his old club for the first time in a Giants uniform. Expect an emotional ovation — and then three days of must-watch baseball.
Biggest Rivalries — The Wars
1. Los Angeles Dodgers — THE rivalry. The oldest, fiercest feud in the National League, and right now the most lopsided: the Dodgers just won 100 games and are chasing a third straight title while the Giants lost 97. Nothing would taste sweeter in San Francisco than ruining their October.
2. San Diego Padres — The new blood feud. The Padres won 91 games and a Wild Card berth in 2026 while the Giants watched from home. The southern California rivalry has real teeth now.
3. Arizona Diamondbacks — The desert grind. Arizona finished 86-76, fourteen games better than San Francisco. Until the Giants close that gap, every series in the desert is a measuring stick.
4. Colorado Rockies — The basement battle. It says everything about 2026 that the Giants’ most “competitive” rivalry was with the 58-win Rockies. They open and close 2027 against Colorado — a fitting reminder of where this team has been, and where it refuses to stay.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did the Giants last win the World Series?
2014 — the last of the even-year titles (2010, 2012, 2014). The 2026 team went 65-97, the franchise’s worst season in decades.
When the Giants play the Dodgers at home in 2027, what month is it?
June 2027 at Oracle Park — the first home series against the three-time defending NL West champions.
Who are the best Giants players right now?
Rafael Devers, with 37 homers and 98 RBIs in his first full Bay Area season; Logan Webb, the workhorse who won the Willie Mac Award; and Willy Adames, the $140 million shortstop due for a bounce-back.
Who is running the Giants’ front office?
Buster Posey, the franchise icon, is president of baseball operations — and he publicly backed manager Tony Vitello for a second season in 2027.
Show Your Colors
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From rock bottom to the bounce-back — the Bay never stops believing.
