The unsung hero of the SF Giants Opening Day win was making his debut

Mark Hallberg, 36, took over for long-time Giants coach Ron Wotus in the third-base box, making two crucial calls in waving home Joey Bart and then, to score the winning run, Darin Ruf, both from f…

The split-second decision making in game-deciding situations such as these is unique in baseball to third-base coaches. Prepare and practice as much as you want, nothing can replicate doing in a game, much less in front of 40,000 screaming fans whose outlook on the season rides on this one play.

“I was already congratulating him on sending Bart early in the game as his first close call he had to make,” Ruf said. “I think that really calmed him down.” As Ruf chugged and eyed his third-base coach, he remembered the preparation he’d witnessed from Hallberg since he joined Kapler’s staff as a major-league assistant in 2020, Ruf’s first year in San Francisco, too.

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