With the San Francisco Giants set to embark on their final series of the season against the Colorado Rockies, the team handed out the Willie Mac Award, an honor given out annually to the a player best exemplifying the spirit and leadership shown by Willie McCovey, for whom the award is named, during his playing career. As voted on by his teammates and coaches, the 2015 Willie Mac recipient is third baseman Matt Duffy.
With numerous former winners in attendance, including J.T. Snow, Jack Clark, Bengie Molina, and Mike Felder, as well as McCovey himself, broadcaster Mike Krukow announced that Duffy is the first Giants’ rookie to win the award since its inception in 1980.