Pitching prospect Mason Black made his major league debut for the San Francisco Giants against the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. The Giants rookie had parents George and Tara, younger brother Dixon, and more than five dozen other relatives and friends rooting him on Monday.
San Francisco Giants ’ Mason Black pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies , Monday, May 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. San Francisco Giants ’ Mason Black pitches during the second inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies , Monday, May 6, 2024, in Philadelphia. San Francisco Giants ’ Mason Black pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies , Monday, May 6, 2024, in Philadelphia.
“They found them and came running downstairs and were like, ‘What are these?’” the boys’ father, George Black, said.Thirteen years later, George Black and his sons were back at Citizens Bank Park and Mason was very much in his shoes — more like his cleats, as the right-handed starting pitcher made his major league debut for the San Francisco Giants against the Phillies., and more than five dozen other relatives and friends rooting him on Monday.
George is usually the first to respond to family texts but he let them go unread because he was driving. Mason decided to just call his dad — who also played college baseball at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens, Florida.“I’m like, what? Let me pull over,” George Black laughed from his seat in row 31.
How’s this for a debut? Black recorded a 1-2-3 first inning that included strikeouts of J.T. Realmuto and Bryce Harper, the latter caught looking at an 88 mph changeup.
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