{"id":350994,"date":"2026-06-07T22:47:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/350994\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T22:47:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T22:47:55","slug":"giants-rookies-complete-traditional-wrigley-field-coffee-run-nbc-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/350994\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants rookies complete traditional Wrigley Field coffee run \u2013 NBC Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Giants are at Wrigley Field to play the Chicago Cubs this weekend, which means a beloved tradition is back.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/as-go-on-coffee-run-in-uniforms-during-recent-visit-to-wrigley-field\/1276300\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As is customary<\/a>, San Francisco sent their rookies &#8212; including first-year MLB manager Tony Vitello &#8212; on a morning coffee run for the team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/keaton-winn-pete-crow-armstrong\/1941904\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">before Saturday&#8217;s loss to the Cubs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One Chicago fan was lucky enough to spot the journey in person, capturing photos of the Giants&#8217; youngsters (in regards to major league service time), each in full uniform carrying several coffees.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now I was lucky enough to run into the traditional &#8220;Rookie Coffee Run&#8221; by the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/sfGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#sfGiants<\/a> rookies this morning! It&#8217;s always been on my photo bucket list to witness and take some photos of it. \u2615 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uUk3u2XzzN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/uUk3u2XzzN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cory Sechrest (@CorySechrest) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CorySechrest\/status\/2063337096618668454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One Giants rookie, top prospect Bryce Eldridge, even had some fun with intrigued passersby. <\/p>\n<p>Per <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/susanslusser\" rel=\"nofollow\">The San Francisco Chronicle&#8217;s Susan Slusser<\/a>, when people filmed the team on their coffee run, Eldridge decided to film them back, saying he &#8220;felt like Justin Bieber.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bryce  Eldridge says everyone in the street was filming them so he was filming people back. \u201cI felt like Justin Bieber,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/susanslusser\/status\/2063286550562034093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least they got to use the credit card of Matt Chapman &#8212; who certainly can afford it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/mlb\/san-francisco-giants\/matt-chapman-contract-extension-farhan-zaidi\/1777714\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his $151 million contract<\/a> &#8212; according to another rookie, Carson Seymour.<\/p>\n<p>For once, Drew Gilbert didn&#8217;t seem all that pleased. 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