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Baseball

kairos12

(13,365 posts) Mon Apr 23, 2018, 10:08 AM Apr 2018

Brandon Belt Sets MLB record for 21-pitch at-bat. [View all]

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San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt set a Major League Baseball record Sunday when he battled out a 21-pitch at-bat against Los Angeles Angels rookie right-hander Jaime Barria.

Belt fouled off 16 two-strike pitches before lining out to Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun. The at-bat lasted 12 minutes and 45 seconds. It was the most pitches in an at-bat since records began in 1988.

This is amazing.

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Brandon Belt Sets MLB record for 21-pitch at-bat. [View all] kairos12 Apr 2018 OP

They keep records of everything in baseball, don't they? Ohiogal Apr 2018 #1

Belt often goes deep in the pitch count. Ten, twelve, fourteen is common, but 21 is pretty wild Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #2

I used to enjoy Ohiogal Apr 2018 #3

His spring training involves spending time on the field getting to know the players.... Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #4