San Francisco Giants Catcher Destroys Rival On Special Day

San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey went off during his special day at Oracle Park.

Apr 20, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey (14). / Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports

Saturday was a pretty good day for San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey.

The Giants celebrated the 24-year-old, now in his second season, with his own bobblehead day at Oracle Park. Bailey gave San Francisco fans plenty to cheer for, too, propelling the Giants to a 7-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Bailey went 4-for-4 against his team's division rivals with two doubles, a home run and three RBIs. He wasn't the only San Francisco player to have a good day at the plate, as the team combined for 16 hits.

Bailey singled in his first at-bat against Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen in the bottom of the first, which was just an appetizer. In his next at-bat in the bottom of the third, Bailey ripped an RBI double to center field, although it was really more of a single that Corbin Carroll misplayed. Regardless, it extended the Giants' lead to 3-1.

With the score tied at 3-3 in the fifth, Bailey launched a go-ahead two-run homer off Gallen out into McCovey Cove for the first splash hit of his career and second long ball of the season.

PATRICK BAILEY SPLASHDOWN. GIANTS LEAD 🙌 pic.twitter.com/GPmrLVqGJY

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 20, 2024

For good measure, Bailey rounded out his career day with a ground-rule double in the bottom of the seventh for his fifth two-bagger of the year.

San Francisco improved to 10-12 with the win, moving into a tie with Arizona for third place in the NL West behind the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. Bailey is now up to a .340 batting average and .957 OPS in 16 games this season -- numbers reminiscent of predecessor Buster Posey.

It's still early in the season, but the former first-round pick appears to be coming into his own.