After whiffing against a position player, Brandon Belt trolls himself on Twitter

Never let it be said that the Giants first baseman takes himself too seriously

By Dayn Perry

Jun 22, 2016 at 12:36 am ET • 1 min read

On Tuesday night, the Giants kicked around the Pirates (SF 15, PIT 4) to such an extent that the hosts were eventually resigned to sending backup catcher Erik Kratz to the mound to pitch the ninth. Kratz wound up working a scoreless frame, starting things off by whiffing Giants first baseman Brandon Belt.

Take a look:

#NotAPitcher. https://t.co/rgbGqqYB1e pic.twitter.com/jsMAd92N4M
— MLB GIFS (@MLBGIFs) June 22, 2016

As is so often the case when a position player takes the bump, there's a "um, fastball or change-up?" debate to be had. Whatever the case, Mr. Belt was badly fooled on this offering from Mr. Kratz. Not a pitcher, they say. Mr. Belt, do you have any thoughts on this recent baseball event?

Apparently not a hitter either https://t.co/YbXaAcWwuI
— Brandon Belt (@bbelt9) June 22, 2016

Well played, Brandon Belt. That's some impressive self-effacement from a guy who's batting .305/.414/.538 this year. So, yes, apparently that is a hitter.