The Giants have had an up-and-down 2026 MLB season so far, with a disappointing 13-16 record entering their Wednesday matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies.One of San Francisco’s biggest concerns has been Rafael Devers’ current hitting slump, as the first baseman currently is averaging .211/.250/.298 and has struck out 37 times in 29 games.Giants commentator Mike Krukow revealed one of the potential reasons for Devers’ struggles at the plate.“There’s one guy in that [Giants] lineup that [MLB pitchers] don’t respect right now, and that’s Devers,” Krukow said Wednesday on KNBR’s “Murph & Markus” show.“He has swung through so many fastballs that are out over the plate or the belt. He swings through them, and it’s hard to explain. [Duane Kuiper] and I were talking about this, and we saw this a little bit with Brandon Belt. There was one year, and he remembered one series in particular [with] the Cleveland team, they came in, and they were just throwing fastballs past Belt at the middle, right over the plate.“It was crazy. We’d never seen...
Pitchers don’t respect Rafael Devers amid Giants star’s slump, per Mike Krukow
Published April 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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