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MLB Spring Breakout will offer several Giants prospects the chance to shine.

Drew Koch

San Francisco Giants 2023 first-round pick Bryce Eldridge / Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports

San Francisco Giants pitching prospect Hayden Birdsong had a message for the rest of Major League Baseball. The right-hander said, “People should be scared, let’s put it that way. It should be fun. There’s a lot of dudes in here.”

Birdsong and the rest of the best arms in the Giants farm system will get the opportunity to prove themselves on the biggest stage afforded to the top prospects in the game. MLB Spring Breakout is Major League Baseball's latest initiative to get fans more interested in the game.

The four-day, 16-game event will feature the top prospects from every team in the sport, and the Giants will battle the Oakland Athletics on March 15th at 12:05 p.m. PT. You can watch all the action right here on Around the Foghorn.

Watch SF Giants vs. Athletics Spring Breakout game: Roster, rules

The Giants roster will be loaded with talent. In addition to the confident Birdsong, San Francisco's pitching staff will include left-hander Joe Whitman, and right-handers Landen Roupp and Trevor McDonald. The three-batter minimum does not apply during these games, so Giants fans should be able to see the entire group of young arms during the seven-inning affair.

The Giants will also send shortstop Walker Martin, Rayner Arias, and Top 100 prospect Bryce Eldridge. In addition to just playing seven innings, some ballparks will offer teams the ability to challenge balls and strikes with MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system.

Most of Commissioner Rob Manfred's ideas of how to improve the game of baseball have been met with criticism. But this one seems to hit all the high notes. Enjoy the game, Giants fans.

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Drew Koch

Drew Koch has been an MLB Staff Writer since January 2024 and part of the FanSided Network since June 2018. Drew's contributions have been published on Blog Red Machine, Friars on Base, BoSox Injection, Lombardi Avenue, Wildcat Blue Nation, Motor City Bengals, and many other sites within the FanSided Network. When he's not cheering wildly for the Cincinnati Reds or the Kentucky Wildcats, Drew enjoys fishing, golfing, playing cribbage and other card games, listening to country and classical music, and spending time with his family and friends.