Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
2025 proj | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 43 | 16 | 39 | 21 | 4.30 | 1.341 | 5.5 |
2024 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36.3 | 46 | 15 | 31 | 26 | 6.44 | 1.679 | -11.9 |
Date | News |
4/18/25 | Minor League roundup, 4/17: Jakob Christian and Mason Black show out. Yesterday’s action on the farm. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/minor-league-roun... |
3/01/25 | Dodgers' Kim Hye-seong belts 1st spring homer; Giants' Lee Jung-hoo gets 2 hits. Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Kim Hye-seong busted out of a long slump with his first spring training home run — against a team featuring his former teammate in Korea. Kim launched a solo home run off Mason Black of the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fifth inning at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, Saturday (local time). The blast tied the score at 2-2, and the Dodgers went on to beat their National League West rivals 6-5. Source: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2025/03/60... |
9/26/24 | MLB: McCarthy, D'backs get better of Black, Giants. A matchup between two former Lackawanna League baseball stars Wednesday night didn't last very long. Valley View graduate and San Francisco Giants pitcher Mason Black got knocked out in the third inning by Scranton grad Jake McCarthy and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won, 8-2. Making his eighth major league start, Black was coming off his best outing in nine career ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-mccarthy-dbacks-bette... |
9/25/24 | How to Watch San Francisco Giants and Diamondbacks Wednesday, Channel, Stream and Lineups. The San Francisco Giants are coming off their fifth straight win after taking down the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of the series 11-0. San Francisco will turn to rookie Mason Black (1-4, 5.88) to keep the winning streak alive. The 24-year-old will be making his eighth start of the season for the Giants. In his last outing, Black picked up his first career win against the Kansas City Royals after one his best starts since making his MLB Debut this past May. The former Leigh pitcher threw 5.2 shutout innings and picked up four strikeouts. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/san-francisco-giants... |
9/25/24 | Ramos leads Giants against the Diamondbacks following 4-hit performance. San Francisco Giants (79-79, fourth in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (87-71, third in the NL West) Phoenix; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Mason Black (1-4, 5.88 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (13-6, 3.74 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 145 strikeouts) : LINE Diamondbacks -226, Giants +186; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks after Heliot Ramos had four hits on Tuesday in an 11-0 win over the Diamondbacks. Arizona has an 87-71 record overall and a 42-35 record at home. The Diamondbacks have the best team on-base percentage in the NL at .337. San Francisco has a 38-42 record in road games and a Source: https://abc7news.com/sports/ramos-leads-giants-aga... |
9/20/24 | SF Giants beat Royals, 2-1, despite Camilo Doval nearly blowing Mason Black's first career win. With the Giants officially eliminated from playoff contention, manager Bob Melvin said before their series opener Friday against the Royals that he could create some extra opportunities over the final week of the season for their young players. Perhaps the best audition for 2025 came from their starting pitcher, Mason Black, who turned in his strongest outing yet as a big leaguer in a 2-1 victory. Black earned the first win of his career, while the Giants were an inning away from recording their 10th shutout of the season until Camilo Doval was called on to record the final three outs. Source: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/09/20/sf-giants-... |
9/20/24 | Royals host the Giants to open 3-game series. San Francisco Giants (74-79, fourth in the NL West) vs. Kansas City Royals (82-71, second in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Mason Black (0-4, 7.07 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 24 strikeouts); Royals: Michael Wacha (13-7, 3.29 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 138 strikeouts) : LINE Royals -166, Giants +140; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the San Francisco Giants to open a three-game series. Kansas City is 45-33 at home and 82-71 overall. Royals hitters have a collective .310 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the AL. San Francisco has gone 33-42 on the road and 74-79 overall. The Giants have a 53-6 record in games Source: https://abc7news.com/sports/royals-host-the-giants... |
9/06/24 | Padres begin 3-game series at home against the Giants. San Francisco Giants (69-72, fourth in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (80-62, second in the NL West) San Diego; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Mason Black (0-2, 7.45 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Padres: Michael King (11-8, 3.05 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 177 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Padres -215, Giants +177; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the San Francisco Giants to open a three-game series. San Diego is 80-62 overall and 39-33 at home. Padres hitters have a collective .417 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the NL. San Francisco has a 29-40 record in road games and a 69-72 record overall. The Giants have gone 40-12 in games when they scored Source: https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/ap/sports/padre... |
8/31/24 | San Francisco Giants Select Top Pitching Prospect to Start vs. Miami Marlins. Mason Black will start for the San Francisco Giants as they prepare to take on the Miami Marlins on Saturday night at Oracle Park. Giants manager Bob Melvin told media prior to Friday's game that Black would start. Black, a 24-year-old right-hander, is the Giants' No. 8 prospect per MLB.com. Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/san-francisco-giants... |
6/26/24 | MLB: Giants go back to Black. Mason Black is officially on the Major League shuttle. With a depleted bullpen and facing a game dominated by relievers Tuesday night, the San Francisco Giants promoted their prospect right-hander and former Valley View star to the majors to provide an extra arm out of the pen. The Giants used six regular relievers to work nine four-hit innings in a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs, but Black ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-giants-back-black-190... |
5/23/24 | SF Giants Make Franchise History With Another Comeback Win Over Pirates. For the second day in a row, the San Francisco Giants staged quite the comeback to best the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Giants were only in a hole to begin with because rookie Mason Black allowed a grand slam to Pirates catcher Joey Bart, who was once their own top prospect. After all, San Francisco's lineup could hardly get anything going against superstar rookie Paul Skenes, who allowed six hits, one walk and one earned run in 6.0 innings of work. Once Skenes got the hook, however, the Giants started to come back to life. Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/... |
5/23/24 | Pirates and Giants meet to decide series winner. San Francisco Giants (24-26, fourth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27, fourth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Mason Black (0-1, 7.71 ERA, 1.97 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (1-0, 2.70 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Pittsburgh is 23-27 overall and 10-13 in home games. The Pirates are 16-2 in games when they scored five or more runs. San Francisco is 9-16 on the road and 24-26 overall. The Giants are 10th in the NL with 45 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game. The teams play Thursday for the Source: https://abc7news.com/sports/pirates-and-giants-mee... |
5/18/24 | Black makes third MLB start for SF Giants. Archbald native Mason Black made his third career Major League start for the San Francisco Giants in Friday night's series opener against the Colorado Rockies. Black had been sent down earlier in the week to Triple-A Sacramento. However, when righthander Keaton Winn was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to May 15), Black was recalled to start Friday night. He lasted three innings ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/black-makes-third-mlb-sta... |
5/11/24 | Black offers brief relief for Giants' rotation gap in win over Reds. Giants pitcher Mason Black felt a lot more comfortable taking the mound Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park than he was when he made his MLB debut in Philadelphia. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/black-offers-brief-relief... |
5/11/24 | Giants' Mason Black looks to subdue Reds in home debut. The San Francisco Giants hope this year's top pitching prospect will follow in the footsteps of last year's phenom when right-hander Mason Black gets the ball against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night. The Reds received a strong effort from Andrew Abbott and four relievers in snapping an eight-game losing streak with a 4-2 win in Friday's opener of the three-game series. Elly De La Cruz had two hits and two steals and Stuart Fairchild added an inside-the-park home run. Black (0-1, 10.38 ERA) had almost an identical experience in his major league debut Monday as Kyle Harrison did in his first start for the Giants last August. Source: https://deadspin.com/giants-mason-black-looks-to-s... |
5/07/24 | San Francisco Giants Skipper 'Proud' Of Top Prospect Despite Rough Debut. San Francisco Giants Skipper 'Proud' Of Top Prospect Despite Rough Debut The San Francisco Giants called upon one of their top prospects on Monday and his outing impressed his manager despite the stat line. Author: Brad Wakai May 07, 2024 In this story: San Francisco Giants MLB Mason Black On Monday, the San Francisco Giants handed the ball to their No. 7 prospect Mason Black for his Major League debut against his favorite childhood team, the Philadelphia Phillies . It was a big spot for the 24-year-old as he was facing the opposing team's ace with a win needed to avoid getting swept. Unfortunately, the Giants couldn't do that as they lost 6-1. Black was charged with five of those runs after Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/news/san-francisco-g... |
5/07/24 | N.Y. Mets DFA Valley View graduate Kranick. On the biggest day of one former Valley View star’s professional career, another is going through a disappointment. Just hours before Mason Black made his big league debut for the San Francisco Giants in Philadelphia, the New York Mets designated right-hander Max Kranick for assignment Monday. The Mets claimed Kranick off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates in January, with hopes he could fill ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/n-y-mets-dfa-valley-09550... |
5/07/24 | Giants rookie Mason Black makes MLB debut in Philadelphia against childhood favorite Phillies. Editor's note: The above video is from May 6. Mason Black and his younger brother woke up the morning of Oct. 7, 2011 and were surprised to find Phillies tickets for a playoff game that night resting on a dresser. “They found them and came running downstairs and were like, 'What are these?'” the boys' father, George Black, said. Thirteen years later, George Black and his sons were back at Citizens Bank Park and Mason was very much in his shoes — more like his cleats, as the right-handed starting pitcher made his major league debut for the San Francisco Giants against the Phillies. Source: https://www.fox43.com/article/sports/mlb/giants-ro... |
5/06/24 | Watch Mason Black's first two career Ks elicit great family reaction. Mason Black's family had a wholesome reaction to the rookie's first two career strikeouts against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/watch-mason-blacks-first-... |
5/05/24 | Giants prospect Mason Black to make MLB debut Monday vs. Phillies. Highly touted Giants prospect Mason Black will make his MLB debut on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/giants-prospect-mason-bla... |