Giants player makes history with 100th 'Splash Hit' home run
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – It took 23 seasons, but the San Francisco Giants recorded their 100th "Splash Hit" home run on Friday.
Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. homered on the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles, sending the ball over the right field wall and squarely into McCovey Cove, in the San Francisco Bay. It was the 100th time a Giant earned a so-called "Splash Hit" over the last few decades.Despite the historic homer, the Giants lost to th
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