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Some sad news to relay before first pitch:
Heather Holmes, the wife of Giants’ Director of Amateur Scouting Michael Holmes, passed away today.
We are saddened to announce the passing of former Wake Forest volleyball coach Heather Holmes.
— Wake Forest Sports (@DemonDeacons) May 29, 2019
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The rest of the tweet says that she passed away at home “surrounded by her loving family”, which includes Michael Holmes as well as their seven-year old son, Landon.
The Giants released the following statement from Farhan Zaidi:
“Our hearts are heavy today with the news of Heather Holmes’ passing,” said President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi. “Heather had been courageously fighting a battle with cancer and passed away this morning surrounded by her family. We send our love and deepest sympathies to Michael and his family and are keeping them in our thoughts.”
Our condolences to Heather’s family on this sad day.
Here are the lineups for today’s game as the Giants try to snap a six-game losing streak:
MARLINS
LF — Austin Dean
RF — Garrett Cooper
3B — Brian Anderson
2B — Starlin Castro
CF — Harold Ramirez
1B — Martin Prado
C — Jorge Alfaro
SS — Miguel Rojas
SP — Pablo López
GIANTS
2B — Joe Panik
LF — Mike Yastrzemski
C — Buster Posey
3B — Pablo Sandoval
1B — Brandon Belt
RF — Kevin Pillar
SS — Brandon Crawford
CF — Steven Duggar
SP — Madison Bumgarner