Sports Reporter

Justice Delos Santos

Justice delos Santos is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Born in San Francisco and raised in Hercules, delos Santos freelanced with the Bay Area News Group in 2019 and 2020 before covering the Pittsburgh Pirates as a beat reporter for MLB.com in 2022 and 2023. He is a proud Filipino American and holds a BA degree from UC Berkeley with a double major in Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies & Media Studies with a Journalism minor.

San Francisco Giants pitchers Reiver Sanmartin, left, and Wilkin Ramos (71) talk after warming up during spring training baseball Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

SF Giants’ Sanmartin to miss WBC due to injury, Peguero reinjures left hamstring

March 4, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Sanmartin was slated to pitch for Colombia but sustained a right hip flexor injury on Tuesday

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb #62 in the dugout during the spring training game against Team USA of the World Baseball Classic at Scottsdale Stadium on March 3, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Webb is a member of Team USA during the World baseball Classic.
(John Medina Special to the Mercury News)

Webb, Lee, Ramos headline SF Giants participating in the 2026 World Baseball Classic

March 4, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Logan Webb, Heliot Ramos and Jung Hoo Lee are among the Giants participating in this year's WBC

San Francisco Giants’ Will Bednar (left) shares a laugh with Team USA’s David Bednar (right) after Team USA’s 15-1 victory over the Giants in Tuesday’s exhibition at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Justice delos Santos/Bay Area News Group)

‘Brotherly bond’: Will, David Bednar share memorable moment in SF Giants’ exhibition vs. Team USA

March 4, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

Will Bednar and David Bednar each threw a scoreless inning in Tuesday's exhibition

San Francisco Giants’ Bryce Eldridge (8) makes a catch at first base to get United States’ Alex Bregman out at first base during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

SF Giants’ top prospect Eldridge gets encouragement from idols in blowout loss to Team USA

March 3, 2026 at 5:35 p.m.

Bryce Eldridge made a diving stop to rob Bobby Witt Jr. of a hit in the top of the third

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb #62 delivers a pitch during the spring training game against the San Diego Padres at Scottsdale Stadium on March 1, 2026 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
(John Medina Special to the Mercury News)

SF Giants’ Webb to start Team USA’s first pool play game of World Baseball Classic

March 2, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

2025 NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes will start for Team USA against the Giants in Tuesday's exhibition

San Francisco Giants pitcher Hayden Birdsong #60 delivers a pitch during the spring training game against the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Sports Complex on February 21, 2026 in Peoria, Arizona.
(John Medina Special to the Mercury News)

SF Giants observations: Who’s trending up, down through 10 Cactus League games?

March 2, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

Hayden Birdsong has allowed eight earned runs and faced 14 batters during Cactus League play

Oakland Athletics pitcher Jesse Chavez (30) pitches against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of their game at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, July 3, 2015. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)

Former MLB reliever Jesse Chavez ready for new challenge as SF Giants’ bullpen coach

March 2, 2026 at 6:15 a.m.

New bullpen coach Jesse Chavez played for nine teams over 18 seasons in the majors

SF Giants’ Webb sharp in final outing before joining Team USA for World Baseball Classic

March 2, 2026 at 7:52 a.m.

Logan Webb and Team USA will face the Giants on Tuesday in an exhibition game ahead of the WBC

San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Mahle works out during spring training baseball Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

SF Giants observations: Mahle working on slider, Haase hits grand slam

February 28, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

Tyler Mahle pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two batters in his first appearance of Cactus League play

San Francisco Giants’ Rafael Devers smiles as he tosses a ball into the crowd during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Athletics Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

SF Giants’ Devers, Bader limited for next couple of days due to injuries

February 28, 2026 at 5:10 p.m.

Outfielder Drew Gilbert and left-hander Erik Miller are also dealing with injuries

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