Roseville native’s big night in Giants debut goes viral thanks to crying child
Daniel Susac made his first Major League start Thursday, delivering at the plate and behind it for the San Francisco Giants.
And while the Susac family was already well-acquainted with MLB life, one young relative did not enjoy the ruckus surrounding Daniel’s arrival to the majors.
Susac, the 24-year-old Giants backup catcher who played his way onto the MLB team’s 26-man roster after a strong spring, went 3-for-3 with a walk Thursday night at Oracle Park in a 7-2 win against the New York Mets.
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But his nephew, Chuck — the son of Susac’s brother, Matt — drew his share of attention.
Chuck went viral on social media after the NBC Sports Bay Area broadcast repeatedly showed him kicking, screaming and crying in family members’ arms — reacting to the family’s celebrations of Susac’s big day.
One clip, showing a Susac family member holding a limp, sobbing Chuck while the section rose to celebrate Daniel’s third hit, had amassed nearly 2 million views on X by Friday afternoon.
Young Chuck’s reaction drew national attention, including posts by ESPN and TMZ.
Daniel Susac’s fiancee Drew Koltko said members of the Susac family group chat started joking of Chuck: “We have to get that kid an agent,” as MLB.com’s Adrian Garro reported.
Susac, like older brothers Matt and Andrew, was born and raised in Roseville and played at Jesuit High School in Carmichael. Andrew Susac, now 36, played six MLB seasons, including his first two as the Giants’ backup catcher behind Buster Posey. He was also among those in the stands Thursday.
Susac is one of nine players with high school or college baseball roots in Sacramento who opened the 2026 season on an MLB roster.
Thursday did not mark Susac’s MLB debut — he entered earlier in the week as a defensive replacement for Patrick Bailey — but it was his first start and first plate appearances.
It was a performance Susac’s adult relatives will remember, and one that Chuck Susac may already be trying to forget.
This story was originally published April 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM.
