Buster Posey is back calling the shots for the Giants, this time  instead of from behind home plate.

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But the rookie president of baseball operations doesn’t inherit an easy job. The Giants haven’t made the postseason since his final year as a player in 2021. San Francisco has gone 240-246 over the last three seasons. It won’t be an easy road back to the playoffs, but it will be an entertaining one.

The Giants will make trips to Detroit, Houston and New York to face the Mets, setting up the possibility that new Giant pitcher and future Hall of Famer could pitch at each of his old ballparks.  , the Giants big free agent catch, will have a similar homecoming when San Francisco travels to Milwaukee.

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Justin Verlander enjoys himself visiting with Sand Diego Padres Martin Maldonado before the spring training game against the San Diego Padres played at Scottsdale Stadium on March 18, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona.(John Medina/Special to Bay Area News Group) 

The Athletics return to the Bay Area (at least for a weekend) in mid-May, and the Giants also have a chance to see the reigning MVPs in Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani; rookie Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki; and the Mets’ new $765 million man, Juan Soto.