On Wednesday, the San Francisco Giants announced the Barney Nugent Award, their annual Spring Training hardware. It might not be prestigious in the grand scheme of the baseball world, but it’s a highly meaningful award for the organization. Named after a former trainer for the organization, the Barney Nugent Award is handed out to a player “whose performance and dedication in Spring Training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit” ... and, critically, it’s only given to players in big league camp for the first time in their career.
The 2025 winner is a pitcher for the first time in 13 years: right-handed reliever Joel Peguero.