Acclaimed chef Akira Back opened ABSteak on Ellis Street in Union Square. The high-end modern Korean barbecue restaurant features premium cuts of dry-aged beef and wagyu. This is the steakhouse’s second location in California.

SAN FRANCISCO – A suspect driving a stolen car allegedly tried to run down a police officer and then hit another car while fleeing in San Francisco’s Bret Harte neighborhood on Thursday afternoon.

Shortly after 3 p.m., officers tried to use a spike strip to stop the car but the driver attempted to hit an officer, who was injured, San Francisco police said.

The driver fled, but his car collided with another vehicle, causing it to roll over at Third Street and Jamestown Avenue. The suspect tried to run away, but he was taken into custody. During the chase, another officer was injured, police said.

The suspect, the driver of the other car, and two officers were all hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident is under investigation and police are asking anyone with information about the suspect to contact the SFPD at 1-415-575-4444-or text a tip to TIP411-and begin the message with SFPD.

The San Francisco Giants had rumored interest in acquiring a first baseman throughout the 2024 campaign. While they didn’t do that during the season, there’s a chance they could look to revisit those talks in the offseason.

With multiple high-end free agents on the market, including Pete Alonso and Christian Walker, the Giants will have a few to choose from. However, just as in every free agency situation that San Francisco will find themselves in, they have to be willing to spend money if they want to land said player.

Regarding Alonso, he has one of the more interesting free agencies coming up. It’s uncertain if a team would be willing to give him up to $200 million, and there’s always a possibility that the New York Mets want to bring him home.

With this magical run they’re currently on, losing arguably the best hitter in their lineup would be a major blow. That’s even if owner Steve Cohen is willing to spend on others.

Kiley McDaniel of ESPN believes he’s playing for a bigger contract in October. His words make sense, but more importantly for San Francisco, he highlighted that he could land somewhere between $130 million and $162 million.

“But Alonso also has some key factors working in his favor. There’s the marketability of an accomplished power bat (34 to 53 homers in every full season) playing in a huge market, with a deep-pocketed owner and adoring fan base, and a growing reputation for delivering in big spots this October. Though the basics say he’ll come in below both of his most similar recent free agency comps — Paul Goldschmidt (five years, $130 million) and Freddie Freeman (six years, $162 million) — the prevailing opinion from my industry conversations is that he’ll land between those numbers due to the second list of factors, and the odds of those winning out will only grow with a deep Mets playoff run.”

Let’s call it somewhere in the middle and say Alonso gets $150 million.

For a hitter who’s arguably been the second-best power hitter in Major League Baseball since making his debut, that’s certainly a fair price to pay.

Like every other player, he has flaws. However, he’s hit at least 34 home runs in every season that wasn’t the COVID year, including three with 40-plus and one with 53.

First basemen are always tough to value, but for a team like San Francisco, he could be an excellent addition to an offense that was below average for much of 2024.