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SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been 32 years since Bruce Bochy last found himself behind the plate.
His son Brett asked him to catch one final pitch.
During an emotional pregame ceremony, Brett Bochy surprised his father and threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Bruce’s last game as the manager of the San Francisco Giants.
Bruce spent parts of nine seasons in the major leagues as a reserve catcher with the Houston Astros, New York Mets and San Diego Padres before embarking on his managerial career in the minor leagues shortly after retiring in 1987.
First pitch: Brett Bochy to @BruceBochy #SFGiants #ThankYouBoch pic.twitter.com/RsQVwPReht
— Therese Viñal (@ThereseVinal) September 29, 2019
Brett and Bruce own a special piece of baseball history as Bruce was the first manager to ever bring his son into a major league game as a pitcher. Brett’s major league debut took place five seasons ago on September 13, 2014 when he entered out of the bullpen to face the Dodgers in a 17-0 Giants loss.
Brett wound up pitching in seven games for the Giants between 2014-2015 and posted a 2.84 ERA in 6 1/3 innings.
Most of Sunday’s ceremonies are expected to take place following Sunday’s season finale against the Dodgers, but the Giants are also honoring Bochy with a foghorn salute prior to the start of his final game before he enters retirement.
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