The Giants saluted one of their essential players on the 2012 and '14 World Series teams before Sunday's game.
Veteran starter Ryan Vogelsong—cut by the Twins this year in spring training—took the mound at AT&T Park in full uniform before the first inning against the Diamondbacks. With the entire team warming up behind him, Vogelsong tossed three warmup pitches before manager Bruce Bochy came to get him and send him into retirement as a Giant.
Vogelsong was not officially added to the Giants' roster, so there was no possibility of him staying in to throw an actual pitch in the team's eventual 7-2 win.