The San Francisco Giants are incredibly sorry they almost put their catcher in life-threatening danger during a Monday light show for their closer, who didn’t even get a save.
Giants catching coach Alex Burg received a flood of concern and gifts from those inside and outside the organization after he was forced to catch a pitch from Camilo Doval in almost complete darkness, according to stories published Tuesday from the Athletic, MLB.com and the San Francisco Chronicle. (The Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms.