there is a new number 35 in tampa, the giants, justin verlander got brandon crawford's blessing to wear that number. and the future hall of famer, he has not wasted any time in camp becoming a leader on the pitching staff. >> he's been very vocal with our pitchers and, you know, watching in particular, and having bullpens in them. and man, that stuff is like gold. >> especially for these young pitchers having a conversation with him. >> and because i know brian wanted to know, spring training coverage for us starts this week. >> this week. >> this week. >> wow. >> are you going? >> matt lively will jump on a plane with that sun block, whatever number it is. and slather himself up and roll around scottsdale. >> i was looking at that thinking i would like to be in that sunshine. that'd be pretty nice. >> all right, thank you. we' a new year and a new adventure, with the perfect chevy to take you anywhere. ♪♪ with pure power unleashed. ♪♪ and future-forward technology. ♪♪ because every mile matters. ♪♪ and every path leads to new possibilities. or, current chevy owners can get $7,850 total

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and wow, brandon crawford, i'm sure is invited anytime since he lives ten minutes away. posey is gonna get a uni on in swat? yeah, i hope so. take, you know, get back there in a quarter, zip. and just. yeah, catch someone. i'm sure he'll be tempted, but it's a very long list of guys who are going to be there. it's a little more formal than it's been in the past where, like, you just show up one day and all of a sudden like hunter pence is there. yeah, but it is. bob melvin started this last year when he came back. he's dave righetti was there all spring started to bring especially guys. he played with guys that he knew from his giants days. but you can see the buster influence now of like these are guys that i played with. these are guys that i won titles with. and i want them sitting in the clubhouse, sitting in the lunchroom at scottsdale stadium. like i think it's impactful. it was a cool list for me to buster put together. get ready for the start of spring training by downloading the giants talk podcast. amazing baseball starts. i'm ready for it. can't wait. still ah

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that, of course, is the old number from longtime shortstop brandon crawford. don did give his blessing to verlander to wear 35 in orange and black. verlander joining a rotation led by logan webb. he's entering his 20th big league season, turns 42 next week. manager bob melvin says from everything that he's seen so far, his new starting pitcher is ready to take on a big role. >> he's just one of those guys that defies father time and has done it for a long time. part of it is who he is as a pitcher and the confidence that he has, and he certainly should have confidence based on his career. and i think that's unwavering for him as far as what he feels like he can do on a baseball field and if he's healthy, even some of the starts you saw last year very productive. we're we're we're really counting on him. he knows it. >> plenty of fun events surrounding nba all star weekend, including the celebrity pickleball bash. terrell owens and hunter pence are among the bay area sports legends competing in this once one of a kind event being played on stage at the warfield

he was expected to succeed brandon crawford, but his play was just inconsistent at shortstop, so he wasearn second base. on offense, he didn't have a lot of hits. however, bob melvin is not ready to adjust luciano's game. >> he tracks the ball. he hits the ball hard the opposite way. there's probably some more pull in his game when he's playing every day, but he never really had the opportunity with us. so i don't know that we tweak his swing or anything like that. i mean, obviously we'd like to see a little bit more power, but when you're not playing very often, it's tough to do that at the big leagues. >> moving out to college hoops san jose state hosted nevada. former spartans caleb simmons and omari moore in attendance in the second half. wolfpack up 11. off the block xavier duncil passes to justin mcbride for this slam. on the other end. check it out. nevada won 7358. and that does it for sports on this friday night. the 11:00 news with greg starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> hello again i'm greg lee. a busy weekend in the bay area is now underway. let's

verlander will be rocking number 35, his usual number, but he was hesitant since that was brandon crawford'sy. sources say the two talked on the phone before he made his decision, and crawford gave him the blessing. verlander will be turning 42 on february 20th, but giants skipper bob melvin still has high expectations for this seasoned pitcher. >> awesome. he's just one of those guys that defies father time and has done it for a long time. part of it is who he is as a pitcher and the confidence that he has. and he certainly should have confidence based on his career. and i think that's unwavering for him as far as what he feels like he can do on a baseball field. and if he's healthy, even some of the starts you saw last year, he's very productive. we're he we're we're really counting on him. he knows it. >> looking forward to seeing him play. all right. that is going to do it for sports. the 11:00 news is mike starts now. >> the 11:00 news on ktvu. fox two starts now. >> all right. good evening everyone i'm mike mibach. right to our top story here at 11. a winter storm starting to hit the b