ANAHEIM–Giants first baseman Brandon Belt has a reputation for forcing pitchers to work deep into counts.
Now, Belt has more than just a reputation, he has a spot in Major League Baseball’s record books.
With an epic 21-pitch at-bat in the top half of the first inning against Angels rookie Jaime Barria, Belt broke the Major League record for the most pitches seen in an at-bat.
The at-bat finally ended when Belt flew out to right fielder Kole Calhoun.
The old record of a 20-pitch at-bat was held by Ricky Gutierrez who accomplished the feat against Bartolo Colon on June 26, 1998.