John Shea

@JohnSheaHey

Approaching 40th season covering Giants. Biographer of Willie Mays ("24,” a New York Times bestseller) and Rickey Henderson ("Off Base"). jshea@sfstandard.com

sfstandard.com Joined February 2010

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John Shea @JohnSheaHey Jun 30, 2020

I’m thrilled – as is Willie Mays -- that “24” has risen to No. 3 on the nonfiction bestseller list in the Bay Area and Northern California. It had reached No. 13 on the New York Times bestseller list and is in the company of many fabulous baseball books listed on Amazon.

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Joe Lacob keeps winning titles. Here’s why MLB needs him sfstandard.com/2026/11/07/joe… via @sfstandard

sfstandard.com Joe Lacob keeps winning titles. Here’s why MLB needs him In the last 25 years, Lacob has expressed interest in purchasing the A’s, Angels, Dodgers, Padres, and Giants.

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I caught up with Kaeden Kent in Scottsdale, and he opened up about his trade to the Giants, joining his dad's team and what it's like to be among many top-end middle-infield prospects.

I couldn't help but notice the family resemblance: sfstandard.com/2026/11/05/kae… via @sfstandard

sfstandard.com Kaeden Kent opens up about joining his dad’s Giants: ‘I want to be like him’ In an interview with The Standard before an Arizona Fall League game, Jeff Kent’s son discussed being traded from the New York Yankees to the San Francisco Giants.

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Buster Posey’s roster puzzle: 15 Giants rejoin the 40-man, and the squeeze is on sfstandard.com/2026/11/02/bus… via @sfstandard

sfstandard.com Buster Posey’s roster puzzle: 15 Giants rejoin the 40-man, and the squeeze is on More changes are expected ahead of the Nov. 17 Rule 5 protection deadline.