For a team that can use more feel-good moments, we present: Jackson Flora, the San Francisco Giants' first-round pick.

Flora, 21, was the undisputed top pitcher in the draft, and he's local, a lifelong Giants fan from Pleasanton who gazed around Oracle Park on Wednesday and said, "I've sat in just about every seat in this ballpark, but I've never been on the field before, so it's been awesome!" 

Flora, the fourth overall pick, officially signed Monday, and before the finale against the Brewers he was presented his first Giants jersey (No. 1 for a first rounder) by the team's top baseball executive, Buster Posey. "I mean, I grew up watching him play, and I'm a huge fan, so it's kind of still settling in a little bit, but it's exciting," Flora said, perma-smile on his face as he spoke to reporters in the dugout. 

Back when he was coming up through the Mariners’ farm system, Bryan Woo heard early on from Dan Wilson, then a minor-league instructor, about the importance of giving back in the community.

“It’s something I didn’t really understand too much,” Woo, the Mariners’ 25-year-old pitcher, said. “But I think once you get up here and your performance on the field grows a little bit, you realize how much larger your responsibility becomes off the field as well. And so that’s something I’m starting to grow into a little bit and realize the power behind it.”

In that spirit, Woo on Tuesday afternoon hosted a group of kids from Seattle Children’s hospital for a reverse signing event at T-Mobile Park.

How do you fix a team like the San Francisco Giants? They should get some better pitchers, for one. Maybe a hitter who reminds you of Barry Bonds, even when he’s not doing anything. Just doing those two things would be a heckuva start.

Friend, do the Giants have an amateur draft to share with you.

The Giants selected University of California, Santa Barbara right-hander Jackson Flora with the fourth pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, then selected pitchers with three of their next four picks. With their third-round pick (fourth selection), they selected an outfielder by the name of Bonds. Peyton Bonds. He wore No. 25 at Rutgers in honor of his uncle, who used to play at Arizona State and for the Pittsburgh Pirates. We’ll get to that.

Bryan Woo still remembers his time in the ICU vividly.

For how terrifying it was, but also for the thoughtful care of the medical staff that helped him and his family navigate what remains one of their toughest life challenges.

So, when the Mariners’ electric right-hander pushed to create more individual connection with the Pacific Northwest community entering this season, he had a very specific demographic and cause in mind, which was brought to life on Wednesday.

Woo welcomed to T-Mobile Park two cancer patients from Seattle Children’s Hospital -- Charlotte Malone, 11, and Cooper Anderson, 12, as well as their families. But it was the youngsters who presented Woo with gifts of a lifetime, which brought him to tears.

How do you fix a team like the San Francisco Giants? They should get some better pitchers, for one. Maybe a hitter who reminds you of Barry Bonds, even when he’s not doing anything. Just doing those two things would be a heckuva start.

Friend, do the Giants have an amateur draft to share with you.

The Giants selected University of California, Santa Barbara right-hander Jackson Flora with the fourth pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, then selected pitchers with three of their next four picks. With their third-round pick (fourth selection), they selected an outfielder by the name of Bonds. Peyton Bonds. He wore No. 25 at Rutgers in honor of his uncle, who used to play at Arizona State and for the Pittsburgh Pirates. We’ll get to that.

The crown jewel of the UC Santa Barbara Baseball pitching staff now has a crown of his own. Perfect Game named Jackson Flora its 2026 College Pitcher of the Year on Tuesday, the first such award bestowed to any Gaucho Baseball player. The right-hander from Pleasanton led all qualified pitchers in ERA this season with a mark of 1.06, which is also the best season by any Gaucho since UC Santa Barbara joined Division I in the 1970 season. He picked up 12 wins without defeat and set the program's single-season strikeout, punching out 133 batters.

A block away from the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday morning, a once-overlooked Dodgers star embraced his own newfound notoriety.

Four days after slugging the game-winning home run in Game 7 of the World Series, Will Smith was serenaded by hundreds of fans at a Raising Cane’s promotional event at the intersection of Sunset and Highland, taking a makeshift stage to chants of “We want Will!” from a crowd of Dodgers faithful forever indebted to his championship-clinching swing.

“Please welcome three-time All-Star and World Series champion and Game 7 hero Will Smith.”

The familiar voice of Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis wasn’t announcing Smith stepping up to the plate. Instead, the catcher traded Dodger Stadium for a different kind of spotlight Thursday night at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills for Dodgers Comedy Night, part of the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival benefiting the Catching Hope Foundation.

Hosted by longtime Dodgers fan and actor/comedian Ken Jeong, the annual event brought together Dodgers players, comedians and fans for a night of comedy and fundraising benefiting the local Los Angeles community. Teammates, including Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell, Teoscar Hernández, Andy Pages and more, walked the event’s signature blue carpet before the show began.

A block away from the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday morning, a once-overlooked Dodgers star embraced his own newfound notoriety.

Four days after slugging the game-winning home run in Game 7 of the World Series, Will Smith was serenaded by hundreds of fans at a Raising Cane’s promotional event at the intersection of Sunset and Highland, taking a makeshift stage to chants of “We want Will!” from a crowd of Dodgers faithful forever indebted to his championship-clinching swing.