Giants’ final roster reveals backup catcher and a great comeback story
San Francisco Chronicle • • sports
Key Points:
- Susan Slusser has been with the San Francisco Chronicle since 1996, covering the Oakland A’s full-time from 1999 to 2021 and the San Francisco Giants from 2021 to 2024.
- She authored “100 Things A’s Fans Need to Know and Do Before They Die” in 2014 and co-wrote “If These Walls Could Talk, Tales from the Oakland A’s Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box” in 2019 with A’s radio announcer Ken Korach.
- Slusser is a correspondent for MLB Network and made history as the only woman to serve as president of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) in its 116-year history.
- She is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Eras ballot committee and was named California Sportswriter of the Year in 2017 alongside Chronicle columnist Ann Killion.
- In 2020, Slusser received recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors for her outstanding work as a beat reporter.
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