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Bader Signing Strengthens Giants’ 2026 Outfield Defensively

The San Francisco Giants will be a stronger team defensively in 2026 with the signing of Rawlings Gold Glove Award center fielder Harrison Bader.
Bader Signing Strengthens Giants’ 2026 Outfield Defensively
Harrison Bader of the Philadelphia Phillies makes a catch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2025. Luke Hales/Getty Images
Donald Laible
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Harrison Bader signing with the San Francisco Giants is another signal that the team will be anything but a doormat in the National League West in 2026.

With Bader, a 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner for his excellent work in center field, on board at “The City by the Bay,” this coming season puts an exclamation point on the Giants’ commitment to contend. Earlier this week, the Giants announced that Bader, who split last season with the Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies, agreed to a two-year, $20.5 million contract.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.