2000 San Francisco Giants season

• December 12, 1999: Bobby Estalella was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the San Francisco Giants for Chris Brock.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/estalbo02.shtml Bobby Estalella Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]

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• June 5, 2000: Boof Bonser was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2000.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bonsebo01.shtml Boof Bonser Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com]
• July 3, 2000: Jalal Leach was signed as a free agent with the San Francisco Giants.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leachja01.shtml|title=Jalal Leach Stats}}

• The opening series took place from April 11–13, 2000 against the Los Angeles Dodgers (the same team the Giants faced in their final series at Candlestick Park), and the Giants were swept in three games. In the first game of that series, the Giants lost 6–5, highlighted by three home runs from the Dodgers' Kevin Elster.

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• The most prominent feature of the ballpark is the right field wall, which is {{Convert|24|ft|m|1}} high in honor of former Giant Willie Mays, who wore number 24. Because of the proximity to the San Francisco Bay, the right field foul pole is only {{Convert|309|ft|m|1}} from home plate. The wall is made of brick, with fenced off archways opening to the Cove beyond, above which are several rows of arcade seating. The fence angles quickly away from home plate; right-center field extends out to {{Convert|421|ft|m|0}} from home plate. Atop the fence are four pillars with fountains atop. These four pillars will burst jets of water when a Giant hits a home run.

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• Lining the foul portion of the wall are rubber chickens, which are put up by fans whenever a Giants player (especially Barry Bonds) is intentionally walked. The fans do this to show that the opposing team is "chicken" for not pitching right to the Giants players. To some old-timers, the right field area vaguely suggests the layout at the Polo Grounds. This deep corner of the ballpark has been dubbed "death valley" and "triples alley." Like its Polo Grounds counterpart, it is very difficult to hit a home run to this area, and a batted ball that finds its way into this corner often results in a triple.

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• Beyond right field is a section of the bay, dubbed McCovey Cove after famed Giants first baseman Willie McCovey, into which a number of home runs have been hit on the fly. As of September 17, 2007, 45 "Splash Hits" had been knocked into the Cove by Giants players since the park opened; 35 of those were by Barry Bonds. Opponents had hit the water on the fly 15 times; Todd Hundley of the Los Angeles Dodgers was the first visitor to do so on June 30, 2000. Luis Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cliff Floyd of the Chicago Cubs are the only visiting players to do so twice, while Carlos Delgado of the New York Mets has performed the feat three times.{{cite web |url=http://mlb.com/sf/ballpark/splashhits.jsp | title=Splash Hits| work=SFGiants.com| access-date=September 18, 2007}} Across the cove from the ballpark is McCovey Point and China Basin Park, featuring monuments to past Giants legends.

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Note: G = Games: W = Wins: L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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===San Francisco Giants vs. New York Mets===

New York wins series, 3–1.

• Ellis Burks, Outfield,[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/09/22/SP3644.DTL Ellis Burks, 2000 recipient] Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

• Jeff Kent, second base, starter
• Barry Bonds elected to start but unable to play due to injury

National League Most Valuable Player:

Jeff Kent, Second Base

{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}

{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Fresno Grizzlies|league15=Pacific Coast League|manager15=Shane Turner

| level16 = AA |team16=Shreveport Captains|league16=Texas League|manager16=Bill Hayes

| level17 = A |team17=Bakersfield Blaze|league17=California League|manager17=Lenn Sakata

| level18 = A|team18=San Jose Giants|league18=California League|manager18=Keith Comstock

| level19 = A-Short Season|team19=Salem-Keizer Volcanoes|league19=Northwest League|manager19= Fred Stanley

| level20 = Rookie|team20=AZL Giants|league20=Arizona League|manager20=Lemmie Miller}}Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SFG/2000.shtml 2000 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Reference]
• [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=SFN 2000 San Francisco Giants team page at Baseball Almanac]

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