Giants rookie Mason Black makes MLB debut in Philadelphia against childhood favorite Phillies

Mason Black and his younger brother woke up the morning of Oct. 7, 2011 and were surprised to find Phillies tickets for a playoff game that night resting on a dresser. “They found them and came running downstairs and were like, ‘What are these?'” the boys’ father, George Black, said. Thirteen years later, George Black and his sons were back at Citizens Bank Park and Mason was very much in his shoes — more like his cleats, as the right-handed starting pitcher made his major league debut for the San Francisco Giants against the Phillies.