Giants Rookie Daniel Susac Gets Three Hits In First Major League Start With Family In Attendance

San Francisco Giants 21st-ranked prospect, Daniel Susac, made his major league debut Thursday evening against the New York Mets, and it was one to remember.

Susac, 24, picked up his first hit during his first at-bat against Mets pitcher David Peterson, lacing one opposite-field for a single.

The catcher picked up two more singles and a walk, along with a successful ABS challenge, en route to a 7-2 win.

Susac did all of this with his family in the crowd, cheering him on, including his fiancée, Drew Koltko, who spoke to the media about Susac’s debut.

“So nerve-wracking,” Koltko said. “But I told him from the first time that we got here, he’s going to get a hit in his first at-bat. … He did that [the ABS challenge] in Triple-A all the time last year, so he was pretty familiar with it, but seeing it in a big league stadium is just surreal.”

This was a full-circle moment for Susac and his family, as he grew up two hours from San Francisco and dreamed of it.

“I definitely always envisioned it as a little kid, but to actually live it out was awesome,” Susac said. “I probably went through this exact scenario so many times in the backyard with my brothers, so it was a pretty fun one altogether.”

Susac received high praise from his manager, Tony Vitello, saying, “Overall, he just looked relaxed, he looked like he was built for the moment. And I don’t think that happens by accident. I have been around people where they’re kind of blessed with an innate sense of being calm in moments like that.”

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Article by Sam Lanier