Hunter Pence

Pence used to be shy around the media, but over the years he's allowed his personality to shine through in different formats.

In his lack of baseball grace and sophistication, there was supreme grace and sophistication.

Pence, designated for assignment Sunday by the Giants, doesn't know what's next for him but does feel good about the franchise's direction.

The beloved Giants mainstay was swinging and missing more than ever, and his exit velocity was the lowest of his career

A night after allowing five runs in the ninth to the A's, Trevor Gott allowed four runs and the Giants saw a 6-3 lead become a 7-6 defeat.

Hunter Pence snapped his 2-for-32 rut with two big hits and Tyler Rogers got his first major-league save in the Giants' 7-6 comeback win.

Jeff Samardzija became the first Giants starter to get through five innings, but he gave up five runs in the Giants' 9-5 loss to Texas.

If the Giants need a DH for the 2020 season, they could add Yaisel Puig, but more than likely their DH at-bats will come from in-house.

Hunter Pence and Joey Bart bussing tables, Evan Longoria folding shirts and six other tales off ballplayers' last real-world jobs.

The video game tournament has given fans a look into the lives of their favorite players — and something to cheer about.

Hunter Pence is the reason Saad Yousuf started paying attention to baseball. He tells you why and talks to Pence about how he plays the game

Gabe Kapler's duck face, Evan Longoria's action movie and Hunter Pence's bread rowing highlight the Giants' commercial appearances.

We don't need to merely rank the best players to come from the Metroplex. We can put together a lineup, a rotation, a closer and more.

Even in another team's ballpark, Pence was cheered on Monday. But the Giants didn't bring him back just for the memories.

Given their ages and injury history, there is nothing certain about Sandoval or Pence. But they reported to camp full of optimism.

Austin Slater and Chris Shaw could get squeezed out a bit by the Giants' decisions to bring back two very familiar veterans.

The young players will benefit from having Pence in their ear, and maybe some of the veterans will benefit, too.

Pence returning to the Giants stirs up emotions ranging from excitement to cynicism and it's OK to feel both and everything in between.