San Francisco Giants: Jake Peavy’s Top Five Moments as a Giant

By Michael Saltzman

Jan 4, 2017

Jul 4, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy (22) tips his hat as he receives a standing ovation after being retired in the seventh inning of their MLB baseball game with the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jul 9, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy (22) singles on a line drive to left field against the the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

Jake Peavy Moment Number 4: Peavy’s Big Fly and Big Night

Jake Peavy is legally blind and needs his catchers to color code their fingers just to see which pitch to throw. So the idea that Peavy could hit a major league fastball at the plate might seem impossible or at least improbable. That didn’t stop Jake on this night as he crushed a ball to left center to give the Giants a 4-0 lead in a game he would also win, striking out eight over six plus innings in a 5-3 win.