Watch Chappy hit a powerful inside-the-park home run against the D-backs Originally appeared in NBC Bay Area Sports
That just happened.
Matt Chapman, Giants third baseman hit a thunderous inside-the-park home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Chase Field to give San Francisco a 3-1 lead with two outs in the third inning.
It was Chapman’s 27th home run of the 2024 MLB season and his first inside the park. His historic eight-year career.
Chapman is the first San Francisco player to hit a ball inside the park since outfielder and leadoff hitter Denard Span did it against the Philadelphia Phillies in 2017 on the first pitch he saw.
Chapman, who is batting .248/.330/.462 this year, continues to show his “dad strength.”
The 31-year-old man and his wife, Taylor, welcomed their first child –a baby girl named Gia– into the world on Thursday. Chapman hit not one but two home runs in the first game after his daughter was born, and evidently added another –in ridiculous fashion– on Monday.
“Daddy strength” aside, Chapman remains Worth every penny of the six-year, $151 million contract extension he signed on Sept. 4 to stay with San Francisco.
The inside-the-park homer was Chapman’s 64th extra-base hit of the season and raised his RBI tally to 77. Chapman, of course, is the first Giants player to reach 60 extra-base hits since Kevin Pillar (61) in 2019.
The Giants are out of the 2024 MLB playoff race, but their bats have been hot lately.
Chapman is helping keep a 77-79 San Francisco team interesting with less than a week of baseball remaining.
