Giants end ‘most abysmal season’ ever by handing rival Dodgers their 100th win
The SF Giants completed the team's 'most abysmal season' ever with manager Tony Vitello ejected, losing to the Dodgers 6 times in 10 days.
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The San Francisco Giants had their tail between their legs in the final couple weeks of the 2026 MLB season.
Having been eliminated from any shot of the MLB Playoffs weeks ago — in truth, they were out of the running in July — the final games for team management were more about testing out future talent than winning games.
And they certainly didn’t win games. The Giants were 3-12 in their final 15 games of the 2026 MLB season.
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For Giants fans, losing to the Dodgers hurts every time. Still, the team lost to their hated rivals six times in the final 10 days of the season, with the final three losses at Oracle Park.
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The Dodgers outscored the Giants in those six games, 32-11. In the final game of the season, the Dodgers secured their milestone 100th win of the season. Over the Giants.
Yes, San Francisco fans, the Giants waved the white flag and helped your hated rival over that 100-win threshold that no MLB team had achieved since 2023 (Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves).
Only the Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers were able to get there this season.
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To be sure, the Giants had grounded their pitchers with nothing but (ahem) pride to play for, utilizing 10 pitchers in their closing-day 5-1 loss to the Dodgers.
Still, their season-ending slide closed out what San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ann Killion called the Giants’ “most abysmal season” ever.
Pride Night debacle continues to haunt SF Giants
Of course, a huge part of turning this Giants’ poor record into the worst-ever was the team’s mishandling of the Pride Night debacle.
What started as a mistake by someone in team management — allowing three players to deface their Pride Night rainbow cap — turned into a nationwide incident as the Giants players defended their actions, and the Giants front office told fans to get over it.
Outsports’ lengthy series of letters to the team — “Dear Giants” — chronicled the disgust and disappointment felt by many fans. That may continue past the offseason, as some of the anti-gay pitchers are likely to be back on the roster come Spring Training.
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Landen Roupp, the public ringleader of the homophobes, hasn’t pitched since Sept. 14, a loss (big shocker) to the St. Louis Cardinals. He is most likely to be back with the team next season after a 9-14 record.
With a final season record of 65-97 (.401), it was the second-worst record for the Giants in 40 seasons, and the third-worst season record since the team moved to San Francisco in 1958. Pride Night, manager Tony Vitello being ejected seven games (highest in MLB), disrespect shown by players to Vitello, Buster Posey’s catastrophe press conference and more.
Many eyes in San Francisco and across the MLB landscape will be watching to see what the Giants do to fix the mess in the offseason.
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