For many pitchers, a dream matchup might be facing someone like Willie Mays, Barry Bonds or Babe Ruth.For Giants reliever Caleb Kilian, his answer is just a bit different – and a bit more tied to nostalgia.“Probably Josh Hamilton,” Kilian told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Kylen Mills on the latest edition of “Kylen’s Kwik Hits.” “He was someone I looked up to and thought was really cool when I was growing up.”The 28-year-old was born in Anaheim, Calif., but spent his adolescent years in Texas, where his fondness for Hamilton and the Texas Rangers was born.Kilian was a pre-teen when the Giants’ current infield coach, Ron Washington, was managing the Rangers and leading the club to back-to-back World Series appearances.“It was a good time to grow up being a fan,” Kilian told Mills. “They had a pretty stacked team.”The Rangers won back-to-back American League West crowns in 2010 and 2011, finishing the seasons 90-72 and 96-66, respectively.Led by Hamilton, Ian Kinsler and Hall of Fame third baseman Adrian Beltré, the stars of the Rangers took the club to new heights. And that 2010 Texas team might...
Giants’ Caleb Kilian shares which MLB legend he’d most like to pitch against
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