<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-casey-schmitt-emergence-brandon-crawford-uncertainty');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants shortstop Casey Schmitt’s emergence leads to Brandon Crawford uncertainty');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Casey-Schmitt_s-emergence-leads-to-Brandon-Crawford-uncertainty-for-San-Francisco.jpg"></figure><h1>Giants shortstop Casey Schmitt’s emergence leads to Brandon Crawford uncertainty</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-27T17:12:28-07:00">May 27th, 5:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-27T17:14:47-07:00">May 27th, 5:14pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>What is a fan to do when a red-hot streak portends the beginning of an exciting, new era, but the end of a special and historic one? It has been bittersweet for San Francisco Giants fans to witness the passing of a torch in Oracle Park.</p><p>Three-time World Series champion and longtime shortstop Brandon Crawford may not have a choice in the matter if top prospect Casey Schmitt continues to impress in the big leagues. The veteran was benched in favor of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-casey-schmitt-debut-will-clark-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">scorching Schmitt</a> for the third game in a row in Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Naturally, the media questioned manager Gabe Kapler about the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brandon-crawford-vs-casey-schmitt-at-shortstop?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage" rel="noopener">complicated situation</a>.</p><p>“I think a lot of it has to do with how well Schmitt is playing,” he said prior to the game, via MLB.com’s Maria Guardado. “He’s not the easiest guy to take out of the lineup right now. He’s doing a really nice job at shortstop. He’s having really good at-bats. If you needed to point to one area, that’s probably it.”</p><p>The 24-year-old rookie has made a grand first impression, batting .329 in 17 games. Even if he cools off, though, (0-for-3 with a walk Saturday), Schmitt is expected to be the Giants’ future shortstop. Crawford is 36 and in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-brandon-crawford-gets-brutally-honest-amid-retirement-speculation" rel="noopener">final year of his contract</a>. Furthermore, he is hitting just .172 following a season in which he batted .231. The four-time Gold Glove winner has not been himself in the field either and currently has -1 outs above average.</p><p>All of that means that Giants fans need to soak up all of the remaining games they have with the three-time All-Star. Brandon Crawford has been a pillar of consistency and a valued leader in the clubhouse. His contributions will be immortalized in franchise history.</p><p>But a new day is quickly dawning in the Bay.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants shortstop Casey Schmitt’s emergence leads to Brandon Crawford uncertainty

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-casey-schmitt-reaches-hall-of-fame-levels-with-historic-first-3-games');   ga('set', 'title', 'Giants’ Casey Schmitt reaches Hall of Fame levels with historic first 3 games');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Giants-Casey-Schmitt.jpeg"></figure><h1>Giants’ Casey Schmitt reaches Hall of Fame levels with historic first 3 games</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-12T07:39:49-07:00">May 12th, 7:39am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-12T07:39:49-07:00">May 12th, 7:39am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Start learning the name Casey Schmitt. The San Francisco Giants prospect that was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-casey-schmitt-decision-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">called up recently</a> has been better than advertised in the brief start to his MLB career. Eight hits in three games, including two home runs, have given San Francisco a boost amid a slow start to the year.</p><p>Schmitt has already <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/casey-schmitt-ties-willie-mccovey-mark" rel="noopener">etched his name in franchise history</a>, according to Maria Guardado of MLB.com. His eight hits tie franchise icon Willie McCovey for the most through a player’s first three games.</p><p>“This is just amazing,” Schmitt said, via the MLB website. “I’m just kind of taking it all in. I’m enjoying it. It’s a lot of fun.”</p><p>One key reason Schmitt has been great for the Giants is the veteran leadership he has gotten from Brandon Crawford. While the 36-year-old recovers from a calf injury, he has taken the 24-year-old infielder under his wing as he occupies his spot. The two have hit it off very well.</p><p>“He’s been amazing,” Schmitt said, via MLB.com. “He’s really helped me out, kind of just learning the position and the hitting side and stuff like that. I like to pick his brain a little bit…We kind of talked that over. It was funny, I got a ground ball that next inning that was pretty backhand, smooth. Then I looked at him. It was a funny moment.”</p><p>An OPS+ of 434 is not anywhere close to sustainable, of course, but the Giants should be very pleased with Casey Schmitt so far. His <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-casey-schmitt-debut-will-clark-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">first hit going for a homer</a> should serve as a sign that the start of his career is going to be a memorable one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Giants’ Casey Schmitt reaches Hall of Fame levels with historic first 3 games

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-casey-schmitt-debut-will-clark-brandon-crawford');   ga('set', 'title', 'Casey Schmitt’s Giants debut nets him elite company on shortlist with Will Clark, Brandon Crawford');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Giants-news-Casey-Schmitt_s-debut-nets-him-elite-company-on-shortlist-with-Will-Clark-Brandon-Crawford.jpg"></figure><h1>Casey Schmitt’s Giants debut nets him elite company on shortlist with Will Clark, Brandon Crawford</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-11T14:27:29-07:00">May 11th, 2:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-11T14:27:29-07:00">May 11th, 2:27pm</time><address><a>Shane Shoemaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Every rookie when they make it to the big leagues wants that magic, cinematic moment. Casey <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-guardians-galaxy-forced-casey-schmitt-mlb-promotion" rel="noopener">Schmitt had that moment</a> on Tuesday in his debut, joining a shortlist of San Francisco <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-overreactions-ugly-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener">Giants greats like</a> Will Clark and Brandon Crawford.</p><p>It only took his second at bat of the night for Giants fans to remember Schmitt. The Giants <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/giants/" rel="noopener">fourth-ranked prospect</a>, according to MLB Pipeline, took Washington Nationals SP Patrick Corbin’s 92 mph sinker deep over the left field wall for his first career hit and home run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Casey Schmitt's first MLB hit is a homer! <a href="https://t.co/S302I63w4v">pic.twitter.com/S302I63w4v</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1656129107485179905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In doing so, Schmitt joined a group of past Giants players as the nineteenth in team history to have their first career hit be a home run.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Casey Schmitt is the 19th <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SFGiants?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SFGiants</a> player to have his first MLB hit be a homer. Here’s the rest of the list: <a href="https://t.co/Cq2ZSxtAzR">pic.twitter.com/Cq2ZSxtAzR</a></p><p>— Steven Rissotto (@StevenRissotto) <a href="https://twitter.com/StevenRissotto/status/1656130600095588352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Some of the most notable on the list have to be Will Clark and Brandon Crawford.</p><h2><b>Brandon Crawford</b></h2><p>Crawford is in his twelfth season with the Giants and has racked up the accolades in his time while in the Bay Area. He’s a three-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion, four-time Gold Glove Award winner, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and a Sliver Slugger.</p><p>Crawford, however, is currently <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-casey-schmitt-decision-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">dealing with a calf injury</a> that has sidelined him for the time being, which was the reasoning for Schmitt’s call-up.</p><h2><b>Will Clark</b></h2><p>Will Clark was a name synonymous with the Giants for almost ten years and would have probably played with the team longer if not for nagging injuries to slight his production.</p><p>Still, his name resides in the Giants Wall of Fame with his number 22 retired. While with the Giants, Clark was a five-time All-Star, a NLCS MVP, a two-time Silver Slugger and a Glove Glove winner.</p><h2><b>Out of this galaxy</b></h2><p>“That was crazy,” Schmitt told the Bay Area News Group <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/what-a-debut-sf-giants-prospect-casey-schmitt-goes-deep-in-first-mlb-game/ar-AA1aYsIm" rel="noopener">after the game</a>. “I don’t even know what to say. It felt like I was in a movie. This is something I’m never going to forget.”</p><p>When Casey Schmitt was getting a phone call that every minor leaguer hopes for about his call-up to the show, he was indulging in Marvel’s latest film, <i>Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3</i>, at a local theater. He ignored the first call but took the second one after his Triple-A Sacramento manager called him back just minutes later.</p><p>“It was during, like… the ending credits, so the movie was already over,” Schmitt said.</p><p>We could be in the first act of a future star for the Giants, as it seems the infielder has all the tools capable of succeeding at the major league level. His opening scene was one that writers and directors often attempt to capture on screen but then rarely capitalize on in the following acts. Luckily, Schmitt kept up the good work on Wednesday night in his second game, going 2-for-2 against the Nationals.</p><p>Let’s just hope he knows the proper Marvel movie etiquette by now and watched all those end credits.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Casey Schmitt’s Giants debut nets him elite company on shortlist with Will Clark, Brandon Crawford

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/giants-news-guardians-galaxy-forced-casey-schmitt-mlb-promotion');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 forced Giants rookie Casey Schmitt to miss MLB promotion call');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Giants-news-How-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol.jpg"></figure><h1>How Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 forced Giants rookie Casey Schmitt to miss MLB promotion call</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-11T13:00:33-07:00">May 11th, 1:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-11T13:00:33-07:00">May 11th, 1:00pm</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-overreactions-ugly-start-to-2023-season" rel="noopener">San Francisco Giants</a> called up exciting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/giants-news-casey-schmitt-decision-brandon-crawford" rel="noopener">prospect Casey Schmitt</a> to the big league roster. Schmitt’s first couple of games has gone well, with four hits, an RBI, and a home run to start things off on the right foot.</p><p>However, in one of the funniest stories of the year, Casey Schmitt <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1656150817995628544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1656150817995628544%7Ctwgr%5Ee1c300b35293f4d2acc626a6740447adc1461a9f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fftw.usatoday.com%2Flists%2Fcasey-schmitt-giants-rookie-call-up-mlb-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-reaction-video" rel="noopener">missed</a> his MLB promotion phone call. Why? It was because he was at the movie theater watching Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Casey Schmitt was WHERE when he got the call last night?! 🤣 <a href="https://t.co/cZMrsoKJoj">pic.twitter.com/cZMrsoKJoj</a></p><p>— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSGiants/status/1656150817995628544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I was watching Guardians of the Galaxy…I was in the theater. I missed the first call. It was unbelievable.”</p><p>You can’t make this up. Casey Schmitt missed the first call altogether, and when he saw the second, he excused himself and then learned he was headed for the MLB.</p><p>Schmitt’s memorable debut included a home run with a ton of friends and family in attendance for the former San Diego State star.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Casey Schmitt's first MLB hit is a homer! <a href="https://t.co/S302I63w4v">pic.twitter.com/S302I63w4v</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1656129107485179905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Getting called up to the majors is always a memorable experience, but Casey Schmitt will likely be remembered for missing his promotion because he was at the movies. If anything, at least we can compliment Schmitt for his manners at the theater, and this is something he will never forget, not to mention hitting a home run in his first game in a Giants uniform.</p><p>Schmitt was selected in the second round of the 2020 MLB Draft. During his time in the minors, he has compiled 30 home runs with 129 RBI and a .283 batting average, so his call-up to the Giants is well-deserved.</p><p>The Giants are below .500 on the season, but the call-up and hot start for Casey Schmitt will hopefully spark some energy into this fanbase.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
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BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.240	9	30	0.721	0

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