Can this dog see the future? Giants prospect helps fulfill pup prophecy
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Dogs have long been known as man’s best friend. They can detect when you’re happy, sad or somewhere in between. But predicting who will hit a home run or deliver a walk-off hit? That's a new one.
After Romeo's performance at Double-A Richmond’s CarMax Park on Wednesday night, we’re not ruling it out, though.
On Bark in the Park Night, the Flying Squirrels decided to see whether they could rely upon one of their new visitors to zero in on the player to watch. Romeo, whom the team says is still in obedience training and “extremely food motivated,” parked his snout upon Parks Harber, the Giants’ No. 14 prospect.
Just over an hour later, Harber drilled a hanging breaking ball over the left-field fence off southpaw Gabriel Rodriguez (Mets) for his sixth homer of the year. If that bit of Magic 8 Ball luck wasn’t enough, there was more.
After fellow Giants prospect Ty Hanchey hit a game-tying homer in the ninth, Harber delivered the walk-off goods on a base knock up the middle, capping a four-hit night in Richmond’s 7-6 win over Binghamton.
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Romeo is a 5-month-old good boy. Harber is a 24-year-old tearing the cover off the ball in his first taste of the upper Minors.
After demolishing Arizona Fall League pitching in 2025, the beat has gone on for Harber in ‘26. A right hamstring strain sustained during Cactus League play slowed his start to the year, but the corner infielder/outfielder has been among the Eastern League’s best hitters since taking the field on April 24. His 1.041 OPS would rank second among all Giants prospects if he had enough plate appearances to qualify.
May has been particularly kind to Harber, who has gone deep six times in his past 10 games, the most of any Double-A hitter over that span.
When asked after the game how he felt about his prediction coming true, Romeo turned away from the camera, clearly out of modesty. Offered a chance to gaze further into his pup home run crystal ball, he responded by munching on the microphone. Walk-offs make him hungry, clearly.
But Romeo didn't go home empty-handed. After his walk-off theatrics, Harber signed the picture Romeo selected before the game, thanking him for his contributions.
Man's best friend after all.