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Belt makes MLB history with 21-pitch at-bat

Brandon Belt's epic at-bat in the first inning of the Giants' game against the Angels on Sunday proved historic. Belt saw 21 pitches from Halos starter Jaime Barria -- fouling off 16 -- before lining out to right field on the 21st.

Belt broke a record previously set by Houston's Ricky Gutierrez on June 26, 1998, when he saw 20 pitches in an at-bat against Cleveland pitcher Bartolo Colon.

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