The San Francisco Giants began a new era of baseball this past offseason after they fired president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi following another disapp

Verlander, 42, went on the injured list on May 22 with right pectoral tightness. He threw bullpen sessions twice last week as the team played road series in Colorado and Los Angeles. Instead of taking a minor-league rehab assignment, he’ll be stepping back into the rotation, which has a hole after the Giants’ big weekend trade.

NL West rivals clash on Sunday as the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers (42-29) host the second-place San Francisco Giants (41-30).

From out of absolutely nowhere, Buster Posey completed one of the biggest trades in Giants history — and that isn’t hyperbole. Getting Rafael Devers from the Red Sox, at this point in his career, is massive.

While the San Francisco Giants progress toward the MLB trade deadline, one of their needs is definitely not starting rotation help.