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Editor's note: The video above is a 1-on-1 with Giants CEO Larry Baer from July 29, 2015.

For the third-straight year, the Giants have been named one of the most valuable franchises in Major League Baseball, according to Forbes.

With a $2.25 billion valuation, San Francisco came in fourth, trailing only the Boston Red Sox ($3.4 billion), Los Angeles Dodgers ($2.5 billion) and New York Yankees ($2.3 billion) for the second year in a row. 

The Giants' 2016 estimate represents a 12.5 percent jump from 2015. The franchise's most impressive annual increase -- an 100 percent jump from $500 million to $1 billion -- came between the 2014 and 2015 seasons, after the team won its third World Series title in five years.

[RELATED: Forbes: Giants take massive leap on most valuable franchises list]

Forbes also calculated the 2015 revenue and operating income for every MLB franchise. 

The Giants' 2015 revenue ($409 million) came in third behind the Dodgers ($438 million) and Yankees ($516 million), while their operating income -- earnings before interest and tax -- was the highest in the league at $73 million. 

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