Brandon Belt Had A Crazy At-Bat
Apr 23, 2018, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:26 am
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On Sunday, Brandon Belt broke a major league record for the longest at bat.
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21 pitches.
Almost 13 minutes.
On one hand, it probably made for some extremely boring baseball. On the other hand, it was a truly admirable feat. To be able to fight off that many pitches, and to take the pitcher that deep into his pitch count- its flat out crazy. I would imagine it contributed mightily to Jonny Cueto and the Giants getting a W, even though the at-bat ended with a fly out to left.