Late-July 2014: Matt Duffy is on his way to winning the batting title in the Double-A Eastern League for the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
Late-July 2015; Saturday, to be exact: Batting in the third spot in the order for the defending world champions, he delivers what becomes the winning hit — an RBI single to right in the sixth — in the Giants’ 2-1 decision over the A’s in China Basin.
It has been quite the 12 months for Matthew Michael Duffy.
“Definitely not what I expected,” Duffy said after Saturday’s game.
Who could have expected Duffy to thrive as he has this season?