Newly signed Giant Willy Adames is already out on the recruiting trail in hopes of luring one of his former teammates to join him in San Francisco.

The 29-year-old shortstop, who just signed a seven-year, $182 million contract last week, said in his introductory press conference that he would do his part in trying to recruit his former Milwaukee Brewers teammate Corbin Burnes to the Giants and it sounds like he has followed through.

On KNBR 680’s “Murph & Markus” show Monday, Adames said he has contacted the free-agent pitcher in an effort to persuade him to join the team.

“I hope we can make that happen because that would be an incredible addition to the team. I think when you have a guy like Corbin on this team, that’s like a 99% (chance) that you’re winning that day,” Adames said.

“That’s a guy that I love to play for, I love to play defense for him and he’s one of the most competitive guys that I ever played with. If we could add him to the team, obviously it would be an insane move but you know, we’re hoping and we’re doing our part in every department, so hopefully we can make it happen.”

As for how he felt about the recruitment pitch, Adames said, “It went really, really positive. I think that’s the only thing I can say right now, but it went really, really positive.”

Burnes, 30, is one of the best free agents on the market. The Saint Mary’s alum is still one of the game’s top pitchers as he has made four consecutive All-Star appearances and won the Cy Young in 2021.

He was traded from Milwaukee to the Baltimore Orioles in February, making 32 starts. He finished the year with 181 strikeouts and pitching to a 2.92 ERA while going 15-9.

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Freeman’s home run ball sells for $1.56M >> Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series has sold for $1.56 million at auction.

The bidding at SCP Auctions went into the late hours of Saturday night, according to a statement from the auction house. It didn’t say who bought the ball.

Freeman, the Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman, came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning against the New York Yankees. He hit the first pitch from Nestor Cortes 413 feet for the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history.

The Dodgers won the game 6-3 and went on to claim the franchise’s eighth World Series championship in five games. Freeman was named World Series MVP.

The ball landed in the right-field pavilion, where it was corralled by 10-year-old Zachary Ruderman, who lives in Los Angeles. The ball rolled from the seat in front of him to his feet and he batted it to his father, Nico, who jumped on it.