On Saturday, the San Francisco Giants played the third game of their series with the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park.
They won by a score of 4-2.
MLB World Reacts To SF Giants Drafting Pitcher
GettyManager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants watches from the dugout during the third inning of the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on May 18, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Also on Saturday, the Giants selected Carson Bolemon in the first round of the 2026 MLB Draft.
SFGProspects wrote: “With the 29th pick in the @MLBDraft , the @SFGiants have selected LHP Carson Bolemon out of Southside Christian HS (SC)”
Here’s what people were saying about Bolemon:
Alex Pavlovic: “With the pick they got in the Patrick Bailey trade, the Giants selected high school left-handed pitcher Carson Bolemon. It’s a farm system short on pitching and it seems they’re trying to load up.”
MLB Draft: “With the 29th pick in the 2026 Draft, the @SFGiants select Southside Christian (SC) left-handed pitcher Carson Bolemon, No. 24 on the Top 250 Draft prospects list.”
@ByMMonreal: “Carson Coleman was dominant in his senior season out of the South Carolina prep scene and feels like a PERFECT pick at #29 overall for the #SFGiants. I’d assume he gets a healthy payday over slot value. He had a miniscule 0.17 ERA with 91 Ks and 13 BBs in 41.1 innings.”
@justdelossantos: “Tony Vitello said he recruited Carson Bolemon, the Giants’ 29th pick, but Bolemon committed to Wake Forest.”
GettySan Francisco Giants’ president of baseball operations, Buster Posey, watches the Giants during batting practice before their game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park on September 12, 2025 in San Francisco, California.
Joe Doyle: “Carson Bolemon to the San Francisco Giants is my single-favorite pick of the day.”
@C2Cbsbl: “Carson Bolemon is the newest Giant Prep LHP 6’ 4” 215 lbs, great projectable frame Plus command for age 2 plus breakers (Slider and Curve) Good carry on the heater, sit 91-94, can touch 96 Absolutely love this pick”
Griffin Lamphier: “Wake Forest commit Carson Bolemon goes 29th to the Giants. It’ll take a significant amount of money to get him signed, but it’s rare for first rounders not to go.”
SF Giants Right Now
GettyManager Tony Vitello #23 of the San Francisco Giants walks to the pitching mound against the New York Yankees at Oracle Park on March 27, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
The Giants came into Saturday as the fourth-place team in the National League West with a 40-55 record in 95 games.
They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games (and are 21-25 in 46 games at home).
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