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Mookie Betts was conveniently in the building the night the Red Sox traded Rafael Devers and ESPN broadcasted a Giants game.

Broadcasting legends Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper were not happy with this call.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins stole four bases and had as many hits as runs in Wednesday afternoon's weird and wild 7-1 victory over a generous San Francisco team at Target Field.

MINNEAPOLIS — Since Casey Schmitt and Patrick Bailey were called up, the rookies have seemingly done all the Giants’ heavy lifting. In a 4-1 series-opening win against the Twins on Monday, they handed the baton back to the veterans.

MINNEAPOLIS — Consider the alternate reality in which the Giants signed Carlos Correa. His ankle was a nonissue. The prematurely scheduled press conference actually took place on that Tuesday before Christmas. For the next 10 years, he would wear “San Francisco” across his chest, at an average annual rate of…

SAN FRANCISCO — Facing reigning National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, the San Francisco Giants knew runs would be hard to come by Friday night.

Great excuse, honestly.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The cardboard boxes that appeared in front of players’ lockers this week slowly began to fill with their belongings and on Saturday morning were loaded into equipment trucks, their last stop on their way to San Francisco. There is no surer sign of the end of spring…

Carlos Correa wouldn’t have fixed all the Giants’ problems. But the free-agency leap could have been a catalyst to bring more talent to a Giants team mired in mediocrity, and perhaps get a few more fans back at Oracle Park.