Giants fan breaks the internet at Pope Francis' wake with interesting wardrobe choice

Modified Apr 25, 2025 05:19 GMT

The San Francisco Giants are one of the most popular sports teams in the globe. Owing to their success, the team's influence and universality has put them atop the MLB landscape with the likes of the Yankees and the Dodgers. With that said, it's not surprising that the team's merchandise finds itself in the most unlikeliest of places — namely, Pope Francis' wake at St. Peter's Basilica.

A woman recently broke the internet for sporting a Giants jersey during the head of the Catholic church's wake in Vatican City. The photo have made rounds on social media as the lady stood out while wearing a white San Francisco jersey.

Someone wore a Giants jersey at the viewing for Pope Francis. byu/nogoodnamesleft426 inbaseball

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The pontiff passed away on Easter Monday, April 21. A progressive figure in the Catholic faith, Pope Francis spent 12 years as the head of the religion.

Thousands of people have visited and are flooding in to the Vatican to pay their respects to the Pope at St. Peter's Basilica before his funeral on Saturday, April 26. He will then be entombed at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome — becoming the first pontiff to be buried at the church since Pope Leo XIII in 1903.

Giants claim series against Brewers

After an 11-3 shellacking suffered in Game 1, the San Francisco Giants bounced back to win the last two games of the three-game set at home against the Milwaukee Brewers.

San Francisco Giants ace Logan Webb dominated the Brewers in Game 2 yesterday. The All-Star picked up his third win of the year off the back of a 6 and 1/3 innings, no-run performance with six strikeouts and just six hits issued.

Today, the Boys from the Bay narrowly edged out the visitors with a 6-5 win to close out Game 3. Jung Hoo Lee continued his hot streak as he hit his an RBI double in the first — his 11th double of the year, tying Pete Alonso for the MLB lead in the statistic.

Milwaukee held a 5-2 lead heading into the fifth but but Matt Chapman's two-run home run ignited the offense for the hosts. In the eighth frame, Tyler Fitzgerald reached home courtesy of a fielder's choice to tie the contest. Just a few moments later, former Brewer Willy Adames hit a sacrifice fly against his former team to drive in Christian Koss for the go-ahead run.

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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