Matt Cain always wanted to throw a no-hitter during his MLB career. He never dreamed of throwing a perfect game. Which is why it took the former Giants ace so long to watch the full game of his ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 22: Matt Cain #18 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates after the Giants 9-0 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Seven of the National League Championship ...

Throughout 140 seasons of Giants baseball, no one had done before and no one has done since what Matt Cain did at Third and King on the night of June 13, 2012. The San Francisco Giants’ right-hander ...

It’s been a decade since Matt Cain threw the first and only perfect game in Giants history. He’s had 10 years to process the events of June 13, 2012, when he took the mound in China Basin, retired 27 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 13: Matt Cain #18 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Pittsburgh Pirates at AT&T Park on April 13, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty ...

Matt Cain was an old soul even in his prime, punching 200 innings like a timecard just as that milestone began fading from the game. So it makes sense that a pivotal moment of Cain’s career goes back ...