San Francisco Giants followers will take any excuse to smile this season, even when it’s on the expense of one in every of their very own gamers.
One silver lining concerning the Giants’ brutal document is that they’ll afford to offer different gamers a possibility to contribute on the massive league membership for the remainder of the 12 months, who in any other case won’t have gotten an opportunity if San Francisco was within the pennant race.
One such participant bought his alternative to shine on Wednesday and made essentially the most of it.
25-year-old infielder Eddys Leonard made his MLB debut on Tuesday after spending 9 years and over 3,000 plate appearances within the minor leagues. He recorded his first MLB hit with a double within the second inning and was grinning from ear to ear when reaching second base.
The sport’s broadcast cameras panned to Leonard’s household, who was out of their seats and celebrating in hysteria after the hit. Leonard additionally pointed to his household afterwards.
Leonard (who took Heliot Ramos’ spot within the discipline after Ramos was traded to the New York Yankees on the deadline) spoke with the media after the sport and mentioned the second was, “A dream come true.”
“A very long time in the past, I used to be ready for that second, and it occurred in the present day. I give all of the glory to God,” Leonard added. “I’m not going to lie, I used to be crying as a result of I used to be ready for this second for a very long time.”
Leonard additionally mentioned that he deliberate to offer the ball to his dad and mom, as a result of “They deserve it. This wouldn’t be attainable with out them due to all of the issues that they did after I was somewhat child.”
Maybe Leonard may give Giants followers extra causes to smile as this season continues.
