Giants sign University of San Francisco catcher Robert Emery

The San Francisco Giants have added another prospect in undrafted free agency, and this time they went with a local product: University of San Francisco catcher Robert Emery. The news was first reported by Kerry Crowley of the Bay Area News Group.

But before we get to the actual baseball skills of the newest Giant, we need to touch on the most important element. When I say “local,” I mean it. I don’t just mean that he played collegiately in the Giants backyard.

He was born and raised in San Francisco. And when I searched Getty Images for a picture of him, only one came up:

Here’s the image description:

Young San Francisco Giants fan Robert Emery, 6, of San Francisco, yells over the crowd din to get the attention of Giants’ pitcher Jerome Williams for an autograph prior to the start of game one of the National League Division Series against the Florida Marlins.