SAN FRANCISCO — In a respect, it’s acceptable {that a} season that includes so many highs and so many lows ended with the Giants proper within the center.
81 wins. 81 losses. Completely even.
That is the area that the Giants have occupied since profitable a franchise-record 107 video games 4 years in the past. In ’23 and ’24, they completed slightly below .500. In ’22 and ’25, they completed precisely .500. And for the Giants, this season, one which ended with a 4-0 win over the Colorado Rockies, qualifies as essentially the most irritating of all of them.
Logan Webb was not hyperbolic on Tuesday evening following the Giants’ elimination from postseason competition when he mentioned “this is the most talented team I’ve been on.” There may be legitimacy to that assertion given the composition of this roster. However goal wins — not subjective expertise — decide who competes for a championship and whose season ends in September.
The Giants, for his or her half, ended their season with optimistic vibrations.
Webb struck out eight batters over 5 1/3 innings, ending his season with a 15-11 file, 3.22 ERA and 224 strikeouts over 207 innings, essentially the most within the majors. The 2-time All-Star turns into the primary Big to steer the Nationwide League in each innings and strikeouts since Invoice Voiselle with the 1944 New York Giants.
Willy Adames homered on the primary pitch he noticed, changing into the primary Big to hit 30 homers in a single season since Barry Bonds.
Rafael Devers turned the primary participant to play 163 video games in a season since Justin Morneau in 2008, capping off his first season as a Big by hitting his thirty fifth dwelling run of the season.
Together with the private accolades, Wilmer Flores obtained a correct sendoff.
Flores, an impending free agent, was changed on protection by high prospect Bryce Eldridge previous to the third inning and obtained a standing ovation as “I’ll Be There For You” by The Rembrandts blared all through the ballpark. With Devers and Eldridge within the combine, Sunday afternoon probably marked Flores’ last recreation in a Giants uniform.
If that is it for Flores, the 2022 Willie Mac Award winner ends his six seasons in San Francisco with a .249 batting common, 92 homers and 313 RBIs over 667 video games.
“He’s such a great teammate for this club ever since he’s been here,” Melvin mentioned pregame. “He’s a quiet chief. I’m certain he doesn’t have so much to say to you guys, however he does within the clubhouse. … Then, to acclimate to no matter position he has to take care of. He was principally our foremost run producer.
“Devers comes in, it’s a different role for him. Dom (Smith) comes in, it’s a different role for him. Eldridge comes in, it’s a different role for him. To acclimate to that and not complain about it with the numbers he’s put up this year shows that he is the consumate teammate. I have as much respect for Wilmer Flores as anybody I’ve ever met.”
All these fuzzy emotions helped masks the truth, if solely quickly, that this group failed to fulfill their collective expectations of taking part in baseball in October — that the group has did not make the postseason in eight of their final 9 seasons. Now, president of baseball operations Buster Posey begins a consequential offseason, once more tasked with constructing a group that makes the playoffs for the primary time since his taking part in days.
Initially Revealed: September 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM PDT
