San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt set a Major League Baseball record Sunday when he battled out a 21-pitch at-bat against Los Angeles Angels rookie right-hander Jaime Barria.
Belt fouled off 16 two-strike pitches before lining out to Angels right fielder Kole Calhoun. The at-bat lasted 12 minutes and 45 seconds.
Pitch chart for Brandon Belt's at-bat, which lasted 12 minutes, 45 seconds u23f3
#SFGiants pic.twitter.com/GsrkeJGvPjBelt broke the modern-day record (since 1900) previously held by then Houston Astros infielder Ricky Gutierrez, who had a 20-pitch at-bat against then Cleveland Indians right-hander Bartolo Colon on June 26, 1998.