Giants rookie Daniel Susac's historic first start includes fired-up family, one angry nephew and a destroyed laptop

Chris CwikFri, April 3, 2026 at 1:07 PM UTC

0

After securing the backup catcher job during spring training, San Francisco Giants rookie Daniel Susac received his first-ever big-league start Thursday night against the New York Mets. It went about as well as any major-league player could hope.

Susac started out the evening by picking up his first major-league hit on the first pitch he saw from Mets starter Daniel Peterson.

His family — who fans were about to see a lot more on the broadcast — had a great time celebrating Susac’s milestone.

The following inning, Susac did it again, singling on the first pitch of his second at-bat. His third plate appearance resulted in a walk, keeping his on-base percentage a perfect 1.000.

But Susac’s first-career start was about more than just his offensive prowess. He also pulled off a successful ABS challenge in the sixth inning for a strikeout.

In the seventh inning, Susac came up to the plate again. This time, he needed five pitches before hitting another single. This hit, in particular, sent his entire family into a frenzy … except for his young nephew, who was having a pretty miserable time.

Advertisement

With the Giants leading 7-2, Susac did not get another plate appearance in the win. Overall, he finished his first MLB start by going 3-for-3 with a walk and a successful ABS challenge.

His performance was recognized by home-plate umpire Nestor Ceja, who gave Susac the lineup card from his perfect start once the game ended.

With his performance, Susac became the first Giants player since Kevin Frandsen to reach base four times in his first MLB start, per MLB’s Sarah Langs. Frandsen’s first start came back in 2006.

After such a tremendous debut, Susac was interviewed on the broadcast. As you might expect, he received a Gatorade shower from his teammates while speaking with NBCSports broadcaster Kylen Mills. It resulted in a great photo.

Unfortunately for Mills, it also resulted in a completely destroyed laptop. Mills took the whole thing in stride, saying the excellence of the photo far outweighed the ruined laptop.

But if Mills is feeling upset at any point about the whole situation, at least she can bond with Susac’s young nephew. He seemed to be the only other person who wasn’t able to fully enjoy Susac’s fantastic first MLB start.

Original Article on Source

Source: “AOL Sports”