He is the franchise's first player to have an inside-the-parker and a triple in the same game since Hall of Famer Monte Irvin managed both for the 1953 New York Giants. In the third inning ...

Here’s the photo again: Hank Thompson and Monte Irvin, who debuted for the Giants on the same day in 1949, were the Giants’ first Black players. Thompson hit 129 home runs in eight years with ...