This is the second year in a row the 49ers have had multiple first-team selections. Tight end George Kittle and safety George Odum made the second team, while running back Christian McCaffrey and linebacker Dre Greenlaw just missed the cut in the vote of media members of the Associated Press.

Greenlaw missed second-team by one vote. McCaffrey was a distant third to the Raiders’ Josh Jacobs and the Browns’ Nick Chubb. Fullback Kyle Juszczyk, didn’t receive a vote, though there is no category specifically for fullbacks. (The full voting totals are listed below)

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson were unanimous first-team picks. Bosa, and quarterback Patrick Mahomes and defensive lineman Chris Jones, both of the Chiefs, missed unanimous selection by one vote.

The 49ers and Chiefs led the NFL with four first-team selections.

Bosa, the 49ers’ star edge rusher, is a first-time pick and figures to be named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year when those honors are revealed next month. Bosa led the NFL with 18.5 sacks and has anchored a defense that helped the 49ers end the regular season with 10 straight wins heading into Saturday’s NFC playoff opener aginst the Seattle Seahawks.

Williams repeated as the first-team left tackle and earned the honor for the third time in his career. Warner was a first-team selection in 2020. Hufanga is a first-time All-Pro.

Kittle is a three-time All-Pro, making the first-team in 2019 after being a second-teamer in 201. Odum was a first-team pick in 2020 when he played with the Colts.

The New York Jets’ Gardner, the No. 4 overall pick, was named on all 50 ballots, receiving 43 first-place votes, to become the first rookie cornerback selected first-team since Ronnie Lott with the 49ers in 1981.

“That’s a big deal to me,” Gardner told the AP. “It was one of my goals before training camp. It’s something I pray for. I worked so hard for it. It’s a true blessing for sure.”

Kelce’s older brother, Jason, also earned first-team honors for the fifth time in his career to stay one ahead of his pass-catching brother. Jason Kelce’s fellow Philadelphia Eagles linemate, right tackle Lane Johnson, joins him on the squad.

“Big honor, especially happy for (Johnson) who is the best tackle in the NFL without question, especially on the right side,” Jason Kelce told the AP.

Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is among the 16 first-time All-Pros. Jacobs led the NFL in rushing with 1,653 yards, scored 12 touchdowns rushing and averaged 4.9 yards per carry. The Raiders had three first-team picks despite finishing 6-11.

“The year definitely didn’t go the way we wanted it to but, individually, it’s definitely an honor to be selected,” Jacobs told the AP.

Jefferson, who had a league-best 128 catches and 1,809 yards receiving, is the other newcomer on offense. Miami’s Tyreek Hill made it for the fourth time, third as a receiver. Hill had 119 catches for 1,710 yards and seven TDs in his first season with the Dolphins. Raiders wideout Davante Adams got the nod for a third time. Adams had 100 receptions for 1,516 yards and 14 TDs in his first season in Las Vegas.

Cowboys right guard Zack Martin is a six-time All-Pro, and Browns left guard Joel Bitonio made it for the second straight season.

Mahomes also was an All-Pro in 2018 when he was the NFL MVP. He led the league with 5,250 yards passing and 41 TDs, helping the Chiefs go 14-3 to capture their seventh straight AFC West title. Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts got one first-team vote, preventing Mahomes from being a unanimous choice.

Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons, the 49ers’ Warner and Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick are the only returning All-Pros on defense. It’s a third time for Fitzpatrick. Parsons, who had 13 1/2 sacks, made it as a linebacker his rookie season last year.

Bosa, Hufanga, Jones, Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith, Bills linebacker Matt Milano and Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II all earned their first All-Pro selection.

All six special-teams players are first-timers, too.

They are: Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson, Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend, Packers kick returner Keisean Nixon, Patriots punt returner Marcus Jones, Commanders special teamer Jeremy Reaves and Vikings long snapper Andrew DePaola.

This was the first year for the AP’s new voting system. Voters chose a first team and a second team. First-team votes are worth 3 points, second-team votes are worth 1.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Here are the results of The Associated Press 2022 NFL All-Pro balloting as selected by a national panel of 50 media members. First-place votes in parentheses are worth three points, second-place votes worth one:

OFFENSEQuarterbacksPatrick Mahomes, Kansas City, 148 (49); Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia, 22 (1); Josh Allen, Buffalo, 15; Joe Burrow, Cincinnati, 15Running BacksJosh Jacobs, Las Vegas, 131 (42); Nick Chubb, Cleveland, 36 (5); Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco, 16 (3); Derrick Henry, Tennessee, 8; Austin Ekeler, Los Angeles Chargers, 6; Saquon Barkley, New York Giants, 3.Tight EndsTravis Kelce, Kansas City, 150 (50); George Kittle, San Francisco, 38; T.J. Hockenson, Minnesota, 7; Mark Andrews, Baltimore, 5.Wide ReceiversJustin Jefferson, Minnesota, 150 (50); Tyreek Hill, Miami, 144 (47); Davante Adams, Las Vegas, 100, (26); A.J. Brown, Philadelphia, 76 (13); Stefon Diggs, Buffalo, 74 (13); CeeDee Lamb, Dallas, 28; Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit, 11 (1); Jaylen Waddle, Miami, 10; Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati, 7.Left TacklesTrent Williams, San Francisco, 127 (39); Andrew Thomas, New York Giants, 49 (10); Laremy Tunsil, Houston, 13; Terron Armstead, Miami, 7 (1); Christian Darrisaw, Minnesota, 3; Jonah Williams, Cincinnati, 1.Left GuardsJoel Bitonio, Cleveland, 118, (36); Joe Thuney, Kansas City, 57 (8); Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis, 11 (3); Landon Dickerson, Philadelphia, 11 (2); Ben Powers, Baltimore, 3 (1).CentersJason Kelce, Philadelphia, 112 (32); Creed Humphrey, Kansas City, 77 (16); Frank Ragnow, Detroit, 11 (2).x-Right GuardsZack Martin, Dallas, 111 (35); Chris Lindstrom, Atlanta, 60 (14); Michael Onwenu, New England, 15; Brandon Scherff, Jacksonville, 6; Wyatt Teller, Cleveland, 3 (1); Zion Johnson, Los Angeles Chargers, 2; Isaac Seumalo, Philadelphia, 2.Right TacklesLane Johnson, Philadelphia, 137 (44); Tristan Wirfs, Tampa Bay, 34, (5), Penei Sewell Detroit, 27 (1); Kaleb McGary, Atlanta, 1; Brian O’Neill, Minnesota, 1.

DEFENSEEdge RushersNick Bosa, San Francisco, 148 (49); Micah Parsons, Dallas, 112 (33); Myles Garrett, Cleveland, 60 (10); Haason Reddick, Philadelphia, 33 (6); Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas, 29 (2); Matt Judon, New England, 15; Brian Burns, Carolina, 2; T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh, 1.Interior LinemenChris Jones, Kansas City, 148 (49); Quinnen Williams, New York Jets, 94 (22); Dexter Lawrence, New York Giants, 69 (18); Jeffrey Simmons, Tennessee, 24 (3); Christian Wilkins, Miami, 15 (2); Cameron Heyward, Pittsburgh, 14; Jonathan Allen, Washington, 11 (3); Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams, 10 (2); Javon Hargrave, Philadelphia, 6; Daron Payne, Washington, 5; Grady Jarrett, Atlanta, 3 (1); DeForest Buckner, Indianapolis, 1.y-LinebackersFred Warner, San Francisco, 134 (42); Roquan Smith, Baltimore, 89 (27); Matt Milano, Buffalo, 85 (25); Bobby Wagner, Los Angeles Rams, 54 (13); C.J. Mosley, New York Jets, 42 (9); Demario Davis, New Orleans Saints, 41 (8); Dre Greenlaw, San Francisco, 40 (8); Foyesade Oluokun, Jacksonville, 24 (4); Lavonte David, Tampa Bay, 23 (3); T.J. Edwards, Philadelphia, 23 (3); Nick Bolton, Kansas City, 15 (3); Jordyn Brooks, Seattle, 6 (2); Devin White, Tampa Bay, 5 (1); Zaire Franklin, Indianapolis, 4 (1); Germaine Pratt, Cincinnati, 4 (1); Tremaine Edmunds, Buffalo, 2; David Long, Tennessee, 2; Alex Singleton, Denver, 2; Logan Wilson, Cincinnati, 1.CornerbacksSauce Gardner, New York Jets, 136 (43); Patrick Surtain II, Denver, 79 (20); Jaire Alexander, Green Bay, 62 (16); James Bradberry, Philadelphia, 40 (8); Darius Slay, Philadelphia, 20 (5); Jalen Ramsey, Los Angeles Rams, 19 (4); Tariq Woolen, Seattle, 13 (2); Patrick Peterson, Minnesota, 10; Xavien Howard, Miami, 5 (1); Tyson Campbell, Jacksonville, 4 (1); Charvarius Ward, San Francisco, 4; Jaycee Horn, Carolina, 3; Trevon Diggs, Dallas, 2; Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore, 1; L’Jarius Sneed, Kansas City, 1; Cameron Sutton, Pittsburgh, 1.SafetiesMinkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh, 139 (45); Talanoa Hufanga, San Francisco, 49 (12); Derwin James, Los Angeles Chargers, 45 (13); Justin Simmons, Denver, 39 (8); Jordan Poyer, Buffalo, 25 (5); Ryan Neal Seattle, 14 (3); Tyrann Mathieu, New Orleans 13 (2); Vonn Bell, Cincinnati, 12 (3); Quandre Diggs, Seattle, 12 (2); Kevin Byard, Tennessee, 12 (2); Budda Baker, Arizona, 9 (2); Rayshawn Jenkins, Jacksonville, 6 (1); Kyle Dugger, New England, 6 (1); Harrison Smith, Minnesota, 5 (1); CJ Gardner Johnson, Philadelphia, 3; Kamren Curl, Washington, 2; Jalen Pitre, Houston, 2; Jessie Bates, Cincinnati, 1; Cam Bynum, Minnesota, 1; Grant Delpit, Cleveland, 1; Jevon Holland Miami, 1; Devin McCourty, New England, 1; Rodney McLeod, Indianapolis, 1; Antoine Winfield, Tampa Bay, 1.

SPECIAL TEAMSPlacekickersDaniel Carlson, Las Vegas, 85 (25); Justin Tucker, Baltimore, 52 (12); Jason Myers, Seattle, 32 (7); Brett Maher, Dallas, 9 (1); Ka’imi Fairbairn, Houston, 7 (2); Tyler Bass, Buffalo, 4 (1); Matt Gay, Los Angeles Rams, 4 (1); Eddy Pineiro, Carolina, 4 (1); Cameron Dicker, Los Angeles Chargers, 1; Jake Elliott, Philadelphia, 1; Graham Gano, New York Giants, 1.PuntersTommy Townsend, Kansas City, 100 (28); Ryan Stonehouse, Tennessee, 45 (13); AJ Cole, Las Vegas, 22 (2); Johnny Hekker, Carolina, 12 (2); Tress Way, Washington, 11 (3); Logan Cooke, Jacksonville, 4 (1); JK Scott, Los Angeles Chargers, 4 (1); Michael Dickson, Seattle, 2.Kick ReturnersKeisean Nixon, Green Bay, 136 (44); Kene Nwangwu, Minnesota, 27; Nyheim Hines, Buffalo, 23 (5); Dallis Flowers, Indianapolis, 8 (1); KaVontae Turpin, Dallas, 2; Jamal Agnew, Jacksonville, 1; Devin Duvernay, Baltimore, 1; Marcus Jones, New England, 1, Boston Scott, Philadelphia, 1.Punt ReturnersMarcus Jones, New England, 143 (47); Kalif Raymond, Detroit, 25 (2); Ray-Ray McCloud, San Francisco, 12; Avery Williams, Atlanta, 6; Devin Duvernay, Baltimore, 3 (1); DeAndre Carter, Los Angeles Chargers, 3; Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cleveland, 3; KaVontae Turpin, Dallas, 3; Jamal Agnew, Philadelphia, 1; Trent Taylor, Cincinnati 1.Special TeamersJeremy Reaves, Washington, 91 (24); George Odum, San Francisco, 72 (19); Justin Hardee, New York Jets, 19 (4); Josh Metellus, Minnesota, 4 (1); Matthew Slater, New England, 4; Nick Bellore, Seattle, 3 (1); C.J. Goodwin, Dallas, 3 (1); J.T. Gray, New Orleans, 1; Jordan Kunaszyk, Cleveland, 1; Brenden Schooler, New England, 1; Josh Woods, Detroit, 1.Long SnappersAndrew DePaola, Minnesota, 87 (26); Nick Moore, Baltimore, 29 (8); Luke Rhodes, Indianapolis, 25 (7); Zach Wood, New Orleans, 23 (2); Morgan Cox, Tennessee, 19 (4); Jon Weeks, Houston, 4 (1); Liam McCullough, Atlanta, 3 (1); Trent Sieg, Las Vegas, 3 (1); Josh Harris, Los Angeles Chargers, 3; Rick Lovato, Philadelphia, 2; J.J. Jansen, Carolina, 1; Patrick Scales, Chicago, 1.

x-One voter did not pick a second-team right guardy-Four voters picked ineligible players as second-team linebackers

Thursday night, the 49ers tight end sent out a tweet saying he’d been without electricity since Monday.

Yo @PGE4Me I’ve been without power going on 4 days. A lil help would be appreciated thanks. Just trying to prepare for something this weekend

— George Kittle (@gkittle46) January 13, 2023

“Yo @PGE4Me I’ve been without power going on 4 days. A lil help would be appreciated thanks. Just trying to prepare for something this weekend,” Kittle tweeted, referring the 49ers’ NFC first-round playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday at Levi’s Stadium.

Kittle followed up that tweet by posting a gif of Fred Flinstone rubbing two sticks together with the caption, “Me right now.”

Me right now pic.twitter.com/ugmXkk7UQi

— George Kittle (@gkittle46) January 13, 2023

It’s been estimated that more than 100,000 PG&E customers in the Bay Area suffered outages this week because of downed trees and downed power lines.

Friday morning, PG&E tweeted back to Kittle to assure him and others that they are working to get the lights back on.

“We’ve got our offense, defense and special teams on this, George! We’ve got the power back for 2.4M people through the past two weeks’ storms, and we’re gonna get you (and everyone else still out) back as soon as we can!” said the note from the PG&E account.

We’ve got our offense, defense and special teams on this, George! We’ve got the power back for 2.4M people through the past two weeks’ storms, and we’re gonna get you (and everyone else still out) back as soon as we can! pic.twitter.com/WFOJsZ4JLG

— Pacific Gas & Electric (@PGE4Me) January 13, 2023

If you lost power, or like Kittle will hopefully be getting it restored soon, here are some tips for what to do when the electricity comes back on.

Curry, who this week returned to the court after missing nearly a month with a shoulder injury, has 3.9 million votes, second to only Lakers forward LeBron James among Western Conference players. Klay Thompson is fifth among guards with 836,963 votes. Jordan Poole, who was 10th after last week’s total release, dropped out of the top 10.

LeBron James and Kevin Durant lead their respective conferences in the second fan returns of #NBAAllStar Voting presented by AT&T.

Fans account for 50% of the vote to decide All-Star starters. NBA players and a media panel account for 25% each.

The next fan update is Jan. 19. pic.twitter.com/SEwhsuNWcE

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 12, 2023

Andrew Wiggins remains the Warriors’ leading vote-getter among big men with 1.6 million votes, putting him fifth in the race for one of the three starting spots. Draymond Green remained at eighth with 662,742 votes and Kevon Looney moved up a spot to No. 9.

The top two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference will be the starters. At the end of the fan voting period, the top vote-getters in each conference are selected as team captains that can draft among the top 10 starters from any conference to be on their team.

James (a team captain in every All-Star game since the new format’s inception in 2018) and Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant, who likely will miss the game because of a knee injury, continued to lead all voting in their respective conferences, both with over 4 million votes. The Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo also has cleared that mark, and Curry will join them before the final fan portion of the vote ends on Jan. 21.

Fans can vote at nba.com or using the NBA app. Any votes made on Friday will count three times as part of league promotion.

Fan voting counts for 50 percent of the starters balloting, a media ballot counts for 25 percent and the ballots turned in by NBA players count for the other 25 percent. The 30 NBA coaches vote to select 14 reserves sent to the All-Star game. Two guards, three frontcourt players and two players at any position from each conference are selected as reserves.

Curry is looking to become an All-Star starter for a ninth time in his 14-year career.

James is on pace to be an All-Star for the 19th time, which will tie him with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most All-Star selections in NBA history. James and Kobe Bryant are 18-time selections. James entered Thursday 423 points away from passing Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader.

Durant leads East frontcourt players, just ahead of Milwaukee’s Antetokounmpo (4,467,306). But Boston’s Jayson Tatum moved ahead of Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid this week for the third spot; Tatum had 3,281,124 votes, while Embiid had 3,248,733.

Dallas’ Luka Doncic remained No. 2 behind Curry among West guards with 3,649,647 votes.

The top two vote-getters among East guards was also unchanged: Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving leads with 3,024,833 votes, and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell is second with 2,725,558.

The captains and the starters will be announced Jan. 26. Reserve will be revealed Feb. 2. The All-Star captains will then draft their teams, probably in the second week of February.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

The fan favorite who retired after last season was hired as a bullpen and quality control coach by the Mariners, the team announced Tuesday. Vogt, 38, made no secret of his desire to get into coaching as soon as he could, with the ultimate goal of becoming a major league manager.

Vogt spent six of his 10 seasons with the A’s and represented Oakland at the All-Star Game twice. Vogt closed his career with a home run at the Coliseum in his final career at-bat. His first career hit was a home run at the Coliseum nine years earlier. His biggest moment with the A’s was during the 2013 ALDS when he produced the winning hit in Game 2 against the Tigers.

Vogt joins manager Scott Servais’ staff with the Mariners. The A’s will play the Mariners 14 times in 2023. The first is May 2 at the Coliseum.

“I am beyond excited to be joining the Mariners’ organization and major league coaching staff,” Vogt told The Associated Press. “This next chapter of my career is one I am ready for and thrilled to be beginning in Seattle.”

Vogt was a career .239 hitter with 82 home runs, also playing with the Rays, Diamondbacks, Brewers, Giants and Braves. He won a World Series ring with Atlanta in 2021.

But it was in Oakland where Vogt had his biggest successes and was adored by the fans, in large part because of his personality and a less-than-direct path to the majors. Vogt didn’t make his major league debut until he was 27, and opened his career by going hitless in his first 32 at-bats.

“I had a coach tell me, ‘Every day you take the field there’s a little boy or girl that’s at their very first baseball game and you need to show them the correct way to play,’ and I’ve taken that to heart,” Vogt told Janie McCauley of the Associated Press last season when he announced his plans to retire. “And every night that’s why I run hard, that’s why I play hard. It’s the correct way to play baseball.”

A’s fans serenaded Vogt with chants of “I believe in Stephen Vogt!” for much of his two stints in Oakland. His first stint ended in June 2017 when he was designated for assignment by the A’s. But he was back in Green and Gold last season, after shoulder injuries nearly ended his career, and played in 70 games. He hit .161 with seven home runs, including a dramatic walk-off blast to cap his playing career on the final day of last season.

The solo home run in the seventh inning of the A’s eventual 3-2 win over the Angels might have been the highlight of an otherwise forgettable season that saw Oakland lose 102 games.

“Catching seven shutout (innings), walking and hitting a homer in your final at-bat,” Vogt said told reporters following the game. “Can’t even make it up.”

At the time, Vogt shared that he had been studying current A’s manager Mark Kotsay, former A’s manager Bob Melvin and others to prepare for a second career as a coach and, ultimately, a manager.

“I haven’t always been the best player. I’ve been one of the best players in the league, I’ve been one of the worst players in the league,” Vogt told the AP. “I’ve been injured and everywhere in between, I’ve been DFA’d twice, I’ve been traded, I’ve been non-tendered, you name it. I’ve been the guy that knew he was going to have a job next year to the guy that had to fight for his job next year, and just always go out and earn it.”

Vogt and his family have lived in the Bay Area previously, but he, his wife Alyssa, and their three children currently live in Tumwater, about 60 miles south of Seattle. Alyssa is the girls basketball coach at Tumwater High and grew up in the area.

“It’s amazing to have the ability to not move the family for the first time in 16 years,” Stephen told the AP on Tuesday. “That is another perk of an already great opportunity to be coaching with the Mariners.”

Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle was first to report that Belt was moving on from the team that selected him in the fifth round of the 2009 draft and he helped win the final two of its three World Series championships in five seasons from 2010-14.

Belt made his debut with the Giants in 2011, and except for injuries was the everyday first baseman ever since. Last season was particularly rough for the left-handed hitter because of a knee injury that required season-ending surgery. Belt set career lows by batting .213 with a .676 on-base percentage, and played in just 78 games.

For most of his career Belt was a big force in the middle of the Giants lineup. He also was a playoff star. He batted .308 during the 2014 World Series against the Kansas City Royals. Earlier during that playoff run, Belt hit a home run to lead off the 18th inning in Game 2 of the NLDS to beat the Washington Nationals.

Belt, 34, received a guaranteed deal worth $9.3 million, according to Kaitlyn McGrath of the Athletic. Belt also was a free agent last offseason, but was back in orange and black after accepting the team’s $18.4 million, one-year qualifying offer. The Giants brought back potential free agent Joc Pederson this offseason with a $19.65 million qualifying offer.

Belt, known by Giants fans over the years as “Baby Giraffe” and more recently “Captain”, became the longest-tenured member of the Giants when Buster Posey retired after the 2021 season. The 2016 All-Star had one of his best seasons in 2021, hitting a career-high 29 home runs with a slash line of .274/378/.597 in helping the Giants win a San Francisco franchise-record 107 games.

Allowing Belt to leave as a free agent clears the way for the Giants to use J.D. Davis, Wilmer Flores, Lamont Wade Jr. and others at first base in 2023.

After 12 seasons with the Giants, Belt joins a loaded Blue Jays lineup headed by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer, Bo Bichette and former A’s third baseman Matt Chapman. Belt likely will share time at first base with Guerrero and also give Toronto matchup options at designated hitter.

Belt’s season ended when he underwent surgery on his right knee in September. Belt’s status with the Giants was uncertain before the injury, but shortly after the procedure made it clear he intended to play somewhere in 2023.

During an interview on NBC Sports Bay Area during a Giants telecast about a week after the procedure, Belt told Giants fans he felt “like a brand new person.”

Belt underwent a career revival in 2020-21, hitting  38 home runs with a .285/.393/.595 slash line. He said swelling in his knee cut into his production last season, making him optimistic for a return to form in 2023.

“I know I have a lot left in me,” Belt said during the broadcast interview. “That’s what I want to show everybody. My body feels good. I had a problem with my knee, but if I get that back to where it needs to be, I’ll be the same productive player.”

He also noted during the interview that, “there’s really nowhere else I want to play. We’ll see what happens. This is a business. Stuff happens.

“I really love the Bay Area. I absolutely love this organization. I love the fans.  … I don’t know what’s going to happen. All I know is that I’m going to get as strong as I can and try to get ready to play baseball next year.”

The Giants on Friday announced they finalized the $36 million, two-year deal with Conforto, a National League All-Star in 2017 and widely considered one of the top remaining free agents on the market.

San Francisco officials had concerns about Correa’s physical in the hours before that proposed $350 million, 13-year contract was signed. Correa reached an agreement with the Mets on Dec. 21, but that contract hasn’t been finalized either. Now, reports are that the Minnesota Twins, who Correa played for last season and offered a 10-year offer before the Giants’ bid, might be back in play.

While the Correa drama continues to play out elsewhere, the Giants’ outfield overhaul, which began with the Giants and their fans dreaming of Aaron Judge in the mix, finally is complete.

Make yourself Confortoble pic.twitter.com/klWn8wygod

— SFGiants (@SFGiants) January 6, 2023

The deal is worth $18 million per season and includes an opt-out clause if Conforto makes at least 350 plate appearances in 2023. Left-hander Carlos Rodón had an innings opt-out clause in his deal with the Giants that he used to become a free agent after one season and sign with the New York Yankees this winter.

Conforto, like Rodón, enters the deal with some health question marks. He missed all of last season recovering from right shoulder surgery, but since the deal has been finalized, it appears no significant flags were raised during his physical exam.

Barring another injury, Conforto, 29, figures to easily reach that PA mark. Before last season he had at least 350 plate appearances in four of the previous six seasons, coming up short only during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season and when he had 348 plate appearances in 2016 when he missed about a month because of a wrist injury.

To make room for Conforto on the 40-man roster, the Giants designated catcher Austin Wynns for assignment.

In Conforto, the Giants have a left-handed slugger who was one of the most productive players in the National League from 2017-20. The former Oregon State star hit at least 27 home runs three straight seasons from 2017-19, topping out with 33 in 2019, and batted over .300 for the first time in 2020.

In 2021, Conforto hit .232 with 14 home runs, 55 RBI and a .729 OPS in 125 games, but the Giants are hoping he can return to form following surgery last winter after an injury he suffered during a workout during the lockout.

Conforto had spent his entire career in New York, batting .255 with 132 home runs, 396 RBIs and an .824 OPS in seven seasons. He has experience in all three outfield spots, though has primarily played right field.

Conforto and fellow free agent addition Mitch Haniger will get the bulk of the playing time in the corner outfield spots with Mike Yastrzemski and Austin Slater expected to share center field duties. Joc Pederson figures to be the Giants’ primary designated hitter and LaMonte Wade Jr. is expected to get more time at first base.

The Giants said Conforto will donate $90,000 to the Giants Community Fund in both 2023 and 2024 as part of his deal.

Wynns, 32, emerged as a fan favorite after arriving from the Phillies in a June trade when Joey Bart was sent back to the minors. Wynns hit .259/.313/.358 in 66 games. His run with the Giants might not be over. They have a week to trade Wynns or hope he passes through waivers and he’d accept a minor-league deal.

The Giants currently have two catchers on the 40-man roster: Bart and Blake Sabol, who has yet to appear in the majors and was picked in the Rule 5 from the Pirates system.

—  On Thursday, the Giants announced infielder Tommy La Stella had cleared waivers and was released. That was mostly a procedural move that makes La Stella a free agent. He was designated for assignment late last month and any team that claimed him would have been responsible for the remaining $11.5 million on his contract. Now the 31-year-old can sign for the minimum and the Giants will pay the rest of the three-year, $18.75 million deal.

We’ll just have to wait and see if the Mets ultimately follow through.

Correa’s recent physical exam for the Mets has “raised concerns”, according to a report Saturday morning from Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic.

According to the report, the Mets may have issues with Correa’s surgically repaired lower right leg. That would be the same issue that reportedly caused the Giants to back away from the $350 million, 13-year deal they had agreed to with Correa on Dec. 13. That set off a chain of events that included a hasty cancellation of Correa’s introductory news conference with the Giants on Tuesday morning and the door opening for the Mets to reach an agreement on a $315 million, 12-year deal with the former Houston Astros star.

It also opened the Giants up to massive criticism and fan backlash for failing to complete the deal in an offseason that already had seen them finish runner-up to Yankees star Aaron Judge.

The Giants’ only public comment on the collapse of the Correa deal was a statement from Farhan Zaidi, the team’s president of baseball operations, who on Tuesday said. “While we are prohibited from disclosing confidential medical information, as Scott Boras stated publicly, there was a difference of opinion over the results of Carlos’ physical examination. We wish Carlos the best.”

Boras, Correa’s agent, on Wednesday told reporters in New York that the Giants were still interested in working something out as of Tuesday morning.

“I said, ‘How much time do you need?’ They set the time, they told me that they needed — 1 o’clock they would let us know,” Boras said. “Then we received notice from them that they wanted to continue to talk and that they needed more time. But at that point in time, I told them I had to have a decision whether they were going to honor their letter of agreement that we had reached. And they said at that point in time they needed more information, they needed more discussion. They wanted to continue to talk but at this time they couldn’t go forward. And then I advised them that I had to pursue alternative measures on behalf of Carlos with other teams.”

During that session with reporters, Boras also said of Correa’s health, “There is no current issue with Carlos’ health whatsoever. There’s been a lot of discussion about backs and ankles. There’s nothing about him that is currently any form of medical issue. All the conjecture and evaluation of him has been about physicians using their crystal ball for years to come.”

Minnesota apparently had no concerns about Correa’s health last winter, when the Twins signed him to a $105.3 million, three-year contract (which he opted out of this winter to become a free agent again). This offseason when they offered him $285 million over 10 years to stay.

Correa, 28, has played at least 136 games each of the past two seasons, and his most significant health issue since he arrived in the majors was back injuries that sidelined him for parts of the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

If it is the leg that again raised a red flag, that’s an injury he suffered while he was a Houston Astros prospect and playing at the High-A level in June 2014. He suffered a fractured right fibula when a spike was caught while sliding into third base, ending his season. He was in the majors less than a year later and won the AL Rookie of the Year award.

Correa took his physical for the Giants on Monday. According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, the Mets sent a private plane to take Correa from his home in Houston to New York for the physical. The physical, according to Boras, was completed on Thursday.

The Mets and Correa obviously could work things out — fewer years and some sort of provision about the leg seem most likely — but now it’s another waiting game to see where the No. 2 target in this winter’s free agent market ultimately lands. Another potential twist would be Correa returning to the Twins.

The Giants moved on from Correa by reportedly reaching deals this week with outfielder Michael Conforto on a $36 million, two-year deal, and left-handed reliever Taylor Rogers on a $33 million, three-year contract. The team also added outfielder Mitch Haniger and pitchers Sean Manaea and Ross Stripling earlier in the month.

The absence of Correa on the Giants roster also clears the way for Brandon Crawford to remain at shortstop, the only position he has ever played during his star-studded 12 seasons with the team.

Crawford was slated to move to third base, which he reportedly was ready and willing to do. But this week, Crawford in a text exchange with the San Francisco Chronicle’s John Shea said he has mixed emotions about how things played out.

“We would’ve been a better team with a player of his caliber no matter what my role would’ve been,” Crawford texted. He added, “No reason to speculate on what that would’ve been at this point. Personally, yes, I’m happy I will remain at shortstop partly because that’s the only position I’ve played at the big-league level, but also because I still feel like I can do it very well.

“We’ve also added some other pieces these last few weeks that I am confident will help us compete in 2023 and beyond. We’re a better team today than we were a month ago.”

Santos, 23, was one of the hardest throwers in the organization and appeared in the majors each of the past two seasons, but never lived up to expectations because of struggles with consistency and command, Santos, who once ranked as high as the No. 7 prospect in the Giants organization, was designated for assignment Monday to make room on the 40-man roster for free agent Sean Manaea.

McClure, who turns 27 during spring training, is more polished than Santos, but appeared to have stalled in the White Sox organization after seeing his prospect status rise rapidly after being picked in the sixth round of the 2017 draft.

The right-hander was named the White Sox organization’s pitcher of the year by MLB.com following the 2021 season, reaching Triple-A for the first time.

McClure entered 2022 rated as the White Sox’s No. 20 prospect and spent all of last season at Triple-A, primarily as a reliever and was 4-4 with a 4.97 ERA with 96 strikeouts in 87 innings. McClure had a 30 percent ground ball rate last season and as well as a 24.8 percent strikeout rate and 7.2 percent walk rate.

After going 20-4 during his sophomore and junior seasons at the University of Louisville, McClure put himself on the prospect map by posting a 0.82 ERA over 10 appearances in his pro debut. He had a 3.02 ERA two months into the 2018 season before he was injured during a game and underwent knee surgery to repair ligament damage and a dislocated kneecap.

McClure has a 4.03 ERA over 108 games and 59 starts in five minor league seasons with the White Sox.

The Giants acquired Santos from the Red Sox for Eduardo Nunez in 2017. He shuttled between the majors and Triple-A the past two season, mostly on the taxi squad. He appeared in just 5⅔ innings with the Giants, walking five and allowing seven earned runs.

His prospect status peaked in 2019, according to Baseball America, which ranked him the Giants’ No. 7 prospect at the time and said he “may have the highest upside of any pitcher currently in the system.”

Correa reached a Giants-record $350 million deal on Tuesday night to be the face of the franchise for the next 13 seasons, more than doubling the $159 million, eight-year contract extension Buster Posey got in 2013.

The 28-year-old former Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins star is a two-time All-Star and was one of the Big Three free agents this winter along with Aaron Judge and Trea Turner.

The Giants, of course, saw Judge turn down their reported $360 million, 10-year offer to return to the Yankees. But the Giants’ consolation prize is a middle infielder in his prime who can make a difference with his bat and his glove.

Correa is a rare high-profile Giants free-agent signing, and expectations are already through the roof that his presence will help boost sagging fan interest and get the team back to the playoffs.

Here’s a look at how some of the Giants’ biggest free-agent signings over the years have played out. (The list doesn’t include extensions or deals that kept free agents with the team, so players like Posey, Hunter Pence, Jason Schmidt and Darrell Evans are not included.)

Barry Bonds (1993)Contract: $43.75 million, six yearsAge upon signing: 28First-season WAR (according to baseballreference.com): 9.9Team plus-minus from the previous season: +31 winsGiants career WAR: 112.5

The Giants brought home the Serra Hight grad with a then-record deal and Bonds delivered immediately. He homered in his first home at-bat as a Giant and 15 years later had the single-season and career home run records and attained legendary status in San Francisco. He was the NL MVP in 1993 after almost single-handedly helping the Giants improve 31 games from the previous season. But despite 103 wins, the Giants missed the playoffs by one game that season. Bonds, who like Correa was 28 during his first season with the Giants, won five MVP awards and hit 586 of his 762 career home runs in orange and black.

Johnny Cueto (2016)Contract: $130 million, six yearsAge: 30First-season WAR: 5.5Team plus-minus from the previous season:+3 winsGiants career WAR: 9.8

Cueto, always entertaining with his long dreadlocks and mound shimmies, was an instant success by the bay, winning 18 games with a 2.79 ERA, starting the All-Star Game and helping get the Giants back to the NLDS. He was effective when healthy, but he missed significant parts of three seasons with various ailments and required Tommy John surgery in 2018. The team bought out the option on the final year of the deal before last season.

Carlos Rodón (2022)Contract: $44 million, two yearsAge: 29First-season WAR: 5.4Team plus-minus from the previous season: -22 winsGiants career WAR: 5.4 (opted out after one season)

With Correa signed, Rodón is now the biggest name still on the market and there’s still a chance of a reunion with the Giants. The left-hander teamed with Logan Webb to create as formidable a 1-2 punch as there is in baseball, finishing with a 2.88 ERA and leading the majors with nearly 12 strikeouts per nine innings. But that still couldn’t help the team avoid a disappointing .500 finish a year after winning a franchise-record 107 games.

Barry Zito (2007)Contract: $126 million, seven yearsAge: 29First-season WAR: 2.0Team plus-minus from the previous season: -5 winsGiants career WAR: 2.4

Zito came across the bay from the A’s after landing the then-largest contract ever given to a pitcher, and his modest success with the Giants was forever tied to the massive salary and expectations. Zito had double-digit wins in four of his seven seasons – including the first three – but also lost 80 games. He was left off the postseason roster during the Giants’ World Series run in 2010, but two years later won 15 games and played a big role in their second title during that era, going 2–0 with a 1.69 ERA in three playoff starts, including a win over Justin Verlander and the Tigers in Game 1 of the World Series.

Ray Durham (2003)Contract: $20.1 million, three yearsAge: 31First-season WAR: 3.2Team plus-minus from the previous season: +5 winsGiants career WAR: 10.5

The former White Sox and A’s second baseman had the difficult task of replacing Jeff Kent. He was productive in the leadoff spot, producing a slash line of .285/.366/.441, and in his first season helped the Giants to their first 100-win season in a decade and the NLDS. Durham hit at least .280 in four of the next five seasons, but he was gone by the time the Giants returned to the playoffs in 2010.

Rennie Stennett (1980)Contract: $3 million, five yearsAge: 31First-season WAR: -0.8Team plus-minus from the previous season: +4 winsGiants career WAR: -0.7

Stennett, who died in 2021, was the Giants’ first high-priced signing but he was often the target of boos by the fans at Candlestick Park during a tenure cut short in large part because of injuries. The deal for the former Pirates star was considered big money at the time – the Yankees’ Reggie Jackson had a nearly-identical salary – but he batted just .244 in his Giants debut and .230 during the strike-shortened 1981 before he was out of baseball.

—

While we’re talking Giants free agents, here’s a look at a few of their “bargains” that paid off.

Brett Butler (1988)Contract: $1.8 million, two yearsAge: 31First-season WAR: 6.8Team plus-minus from the previous season: -7 winsGiants career WAR: 13.7The veteran outfielder replaced the popular Chili Davis in center field and was arguably the best leadoff man in the National League (and a great glove) for his three seasons with the Giants. His play in 1988 earned a two-year extension, which paid off in a big way when he played a key role in the Giants reaching the 1989 World Series. But he was a Dodger by 1991, lost as a free agent to a $10 million, three-year deal.

Joe Morgan (1981)Contract: $250,000, one yearAge: 37First-season WAR: 2.1Team plus-minus from the previous season: Strike-shortened season. The Giants finished one game over .500 after being 11 under in 1980.Giants career WAR: 7.2

The two-time NL MVP and vital cog in the Big Red Machine of the 1970s still had something left in the tank when Castlemont High and Oakland City College star returned to the Bay. He showed enough during the strike-shorted 1981 season that the Giants doubled his salary for 1982, when he hit .289 and, in one of the Future Hall of Famer’s final acts as a Giant, hit a go-ahead home run on the final day of the season to prevent the Dodgers from winning the NL West.

Aubrey Huff (2010)Contract: $3 million, one yearAge: 33First-season WAR: 5.7Team plus-minus from the previous season: +6Giants career WAR: 5.6

The veteran was coming off the worst season of his career and was the Giants’ third or fourth (at best) option after higher-profile free-agent first basemen such as Adam LaRoche and Nick Johnson signed elsewhere. But Huff helped anchor the heart of the order for the first San Francisco team to win a World Series, hitting .296 and with a team-leading 26 home runs and 86 RBIs.

Hughes, 67, graduated from San Jose’s Branham High and San Jose State University, on Wednesday morning was named the 2023 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Hughes, who got his broadcasting start with the Missions in 1978 after graduating from SJSU, will be honored during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation as part of Hall of Fame Weekend, July 21-24 in Cooperstown, New York.

Longtime Giants broadcaster Duane Kuiper was a finalist as the 15-member committee considered candidates from the Wild Card Era, along with Dave Campbell, Joe Castiglione, Gary Cohen, Jacques Doucet, Tom Hamilton, Jerry Howarth, Ernie Johnson Sr., and Steve Stone.

Kuiper, who will enter his 37th season behind the microphone in San Francisco this spring, was also a finalist in 2014. Mike Krukow, his former teammate and longtime partner in the booth, was a finalist in 2017. The Giants’ Jon Miller was honored in 2010.

Congratulations to Pat Hughes, the 2023 Ford C. Frick Award winner! https://t.co/iVOCeL7DC9 pic.twitter.com/26VRgPoHUF

— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (@baseballhall) December 7, 2022

Hughes’s MLB career began in 1983 as a TV play-by-play man for the Minnesota Twins and then spent more than a decade with the Milwaukee Brewers. He moved WGN Radio to become the “Voice of the Cubs” in 1996, where he teamed with Hall of Famer Ron Santo for nearly 25 seasons. He also worked regularly with Harry Caray, Bob Uecker, and Al McGuire.

He was behind the mic to call history in 2016 when the Cubs won their first World Series in 109 years, saying, “The Cubs have done it! The longest drought in the history of American sports is over, and the celebration begins!”

Hughes is the 47th winner of the Frick Award.

“Known throughout the Midwest for his easy delivery and unparalleled knowledge, Pat Hughes has called some of the biggest moments in Cubs history and has provided the narrative for one of the most successful eras in the history of the franchise,” Josh Rawitch, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum said in a release. “Since arriving at Wrigley Field in 1996, Pat has served as the radio voice for nine postseason teams – matching an ardent fan base with his own passion in every broadcast. His reverence for baseball history and gift for storytelling have made him one of the game’s broadcast treasures.”

Hughes has called more than 6,000 MLB games, including eight no-hitters, the 25-inning White Sox vs. Brewers contest from 1984 that was the longest game in American League history, and during the 1998 season was behind the mic for Kerry Wood’s 20-strikeout game in 1998 and Mark McGwire’s then-record 62nd home run of the season.