It’s only Opening Day, and Giants ace Madison Bumgarner has already broken a major league record.
The San Francisco starter’s back-to-back homers Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks gave him the most Opening Day home runs by a pitcher, ESPN reports.
While Hall-of-Famer Don Drysdale also had multiple Opening Day homers as a pitcher, he did it in two games – not one, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
His 15 career home runs are the “most for an active player whose primary position is pitcher,” according to ESPN Stats & Info.