San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin is no longer a lame duck, as Buster Posey picked up his 2026 option. That sounds like a public vote of confidence - but that's not always a good thing.

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Justin Verlander needed just one pitch to provide affirmation. Verlander began his afternoon against the Philadelphia Phillies with a four-seam fastball on the outside corner to Trea Turner. The pitch clocked in at 95.

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The San Francisco Giants front office is expressing confidence in manager Bob Melvin, announcing that they are exercising the team's 2026 club option.

"Look, I don't think you can ever have enough pitching," Posey said. "So we'll just keep our options open for what might present itself."

The San Francisco Giants on Tuesday announced that they've exercised manager Bob Melvin's contract option for 2026. The move ensures that Melvin, 63, will return for a third season as Giants manager.

The San Francisco Giants extended manager Bob Melvin, and team executives and players voiced their support for their leader on the diamond.

The San Francisco Giants are showing their confidence in manager Bob Melvin, exercising his contract option for the 2026 season.

However this second season ends, Melvin knows he'll have a shot at a third. His expectation continues to be that it will go well.

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