Born on Valentine’s Day 1996, it didn’t take Michael Gigliotti long to become a sweetheart to the fans of the Richmond Flying Squirrels.

In his debut with the Flying Squirrels and in Class AA baseball, the left-handed outfielder went four-for-four with a home run, four runs batted and two stolen bases during Richmond’s 9-2 win over the Bowie Baysox in Maryland last Saturday.

The Flying Squirrels, an Eastern League affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, won the first two games at Bowie before dropping the Sunday finale 11-6.

Gigliotti, hitting ninth in manager Dennis Pelfrey’s lineup, added a hit, run, RBI and another stolen base in the get-away game.

The Flying Squirrels opened at home Tuesday night to a sellout crowd against the Altoona Curve of Pennsylvania.

San Francisco Giants legend Will Clark, a six-time All-Star whose No. 22 jersey will be retired by the Giants this summer, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at The Diamond.

This is the 12th consecutive opening night sellout for the Flying Squirrels since the franchise located to Richmond in 2010.

The 6-foot, 180-pound Gigliotti, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is in his first season with the Giants’ organization following stints with the Kansas City and Tampa Bay minor league affiliates.

He was selected by Kansas City in the fourth round of the 2017 major-league draft following a distinguished career at Lipscomb University in Nashville.

Another former collegian on the Flying Squirrels’ roster is right-handed pitcher Solomon Bates out of the University of Southern California.

Bates has a 14-5 overall minor league record with 168 strikeouts in 124 frames since 2018 when he was an eighth-round draft pick by San Francisco.

Eastern League teams will continue to play six-game sets against the same opponent this season. Following the Flying Squirrels’ home stand, the team will travel to Erie, Pa., for a six-game series April 19 through 24.