Giants' Brandon Belt hitting two homers for his late grandmother was so awesome
What an emotional night for Brandon Belt and his family.
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San Francisco Giants veteran first baseman Brandon Belt didn’t want to play in last night’s game against the New York Mets.
Hours before the first pitch he found out his grandmother had passed away that morning from COVID-19 and he just couldn’t see himself playing a baseball game after such a devastating personal loss.
Back when Belt was in high school and trying to live out his dream of becoming a major league ballplayer, his grandmother, Margaret Peterson, and grandfather would help out financially so he could go to showcase tournaments where scouts could see him play.
He said his grandmother loved bragging about her grandson, who has since gone on to win two World Series with the Giants.
After texts and calls with his family yesterday Belt decided to play against the Mets. His dad told him his grandmother would want him to take that field and do his job.
So he did.
And then he went 4 for 5 from the plate with two homers, all this coming after he had gone 2 for for this last 30 coming into the game.
His first was an absolute blast to centerfield in the first inning, which must have felt pretty damn amazing.
Big Apple Belt
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“I’ve kind of been in a daze all day. I was just glad I could come out here and do that for her.”
And he had this emotional postgame interview in which he dedicated the game and the season to his grandmother.
Brandon Belt is dedicating the rest of the season to his late grandmother, who passed away this morning
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Making things even more special is that his second homer was his 19th of the year, which is a career high.
His manager, Gabe Kapler, said: “I couldn’t help but feel like something powerful was at play there when he hit that first home run.”
Sports, man.
We send our best to the Belt family.
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