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Giants’ Denard Span: center fielder, actor, romantic

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Denard Span, Mr. Romance.

The Giants' 32-year-old center fielder got married for the first time in January, four weeks after proposing to Anne Schleper, a hockey player who won a silver medal with the United States in the 2014 Olympics.

Span's New Year's Eve proposal was something out of a romcom.

The couple was vacationing at a five-star hotel in Miami Beach and left for a nice dinner. As they ate, Span's cellphone rang with a prearranged call from his business manager.

When Span hung up he acted indignant, saying it was the hotel and their room had flooded.