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Giants' Tugboat Wilkinson Achieves Career 1st

Tugboat Wilkinson is always going to be a fan favorite for as long as he’s a member of the San Francisco Giants. That’s how life works when your nickname is Tugboat.But whether or not Matt Wilkinson (that’s his real name) can be a long-term MLB player will depend on if he can get outs when […]

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Matt Wilkinson — who’s carried the nickname “Tugboat” since he was a boy playing baseball in his hometown of Ladner, B.C. — has been pitching for the San Francisco Giants for three weeks in his debut Major League Baseball season.

Former Little League star ‘Tugboat’ Wilkinson navigating first MLB season with Giants

The Tugboat is enjoying a new port of call closer to home.