Giants, Matt Chapman air frustrations over poor start, base running gaffe
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“Nobody on the National League’s worst team has had a worse week than Matt Chapman.”
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— The 2002 season was the 120th in the history of the San Francisco Giants, the franchise's 45th season in San Francisco, and their third in Pacific Bell Park. The season ended with the Giants winning t…
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— The 2025 San Francisco Giants season was the 143rd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 68th year in San Francisco, their 26th at Oracle Park, and the second and final season under…
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— The 2026 San Francisco Giants season is the 144th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 69th year in San Francisco, and their 27th at Oracle Park.
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“The latest incident in a stretch to forget came in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 5-2 loss to the Mets, when the typically savvy base runner made an inexcusable mistake and ran into the first out.”
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— The 2007 New York Mets season was the 46th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 43rd at Shea Stadium, their full fifth under owner Fred Wilpon, and their third under manager Wil…
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— The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen.
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“Chapman took responsibility with reporters and in a private conversation with manager Tony Vitello.”
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Wikipedia entries for the San Francisco Giants (2026 season, history) do not mention Matt Chapman taking responsibility for an error or private conversations with manager Tony Vitello.
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— The history of the San Francisco Giants begins in 1883 with the New York Gothams and has involved some of baseball's greatest players, including Willie Mays, Juan Marichal, Barry Bonds, and Gaylord Pe…
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“According to manager Tony Vitello, Chapman’s frustrations boiling over on the mound in San Diego was only one of three similar incidents that have taken place.”
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“The other two occurred behind closed doors and were only revealed by the manager, who put a positive spin on it, confirming that each happened before their three wins.”
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“Vitello didn’t divulge too many other details besides describing the interactions as 'minor' compared to the one between Chapman and Schmitt and that 'cuss words (were) involved.'”
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“San Francisco’s 3-7 start has been the worst in the NL, and worse yet, has included a 1-6 record in front of its home fans — outscored 24-5 over their final three losses to the Mets.”
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“Chapman is responsible for three of the Giants’ eight errors, tied for the fifth-most in the majors.”
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“They’ve been held to three or fewer runs in eight of their 10 games, averaging a league-worst 2.6 per game.”
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“Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen, who said the play 'cap[pe] off a horrible, no good, awful week for Matt Chapman.'”
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“Chapman had a back-and-forth with Casey Schmitt that was captured on camera in San Diego.”
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“Chapman made an uncharacteristic three errors in the five games since.”
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