SAN FRANCISCO — When a baseball team enters a rebuilding phase, the front office typically does everything in its power to tear up the foundation and start from scratch.
As the Giants look to identify pieces of the franchise’s future core, president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi has elected to bring back one of the pillars of the old guard.
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Outfielder Hunter Pence, 36, has signed a one-year deal to return to the Giants as the two sides agreed to terms shortly before pitchers and catchers are due to report to Scottsdale, Ariz. for spring training.