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Monday's first pitch is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. ET. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Derek Jeter throws out first pitch for Game 3 of 2024 World Series Show comments
Shohei Ohtani's dog, Decoy, threw out the first pitch before the Los Angeles Dodgers game on Aug. 28. Watch the moment, including a high-five at the end.
Yeager spent the first 14 years of his MLB career with the Dodgers from 1972 to 1985. Yeager was one of the Dodgers’ three co-MVPs of the World Series against the Yankees in 1981. He played for ...
Lines were forming outside Dodger Stadium well before noon for a 7:10 p.m. local time first pitch, and as the hours went by, hundreds if not thousands of people were waiting to get their hands on ...
For the ceremonial first pitch, Ohtani carried Dekopin out to the mound, placed a ball on the rubber, then ran and crouched behind home plate. On command, the dog then picked up the ball in its ...
The practice of having ceremonial first pitches dates back to at least 1890, when throwers were often a mayor, governor, or other locally notable individual. [1] Ohio Governor (and future U.S. president) William McKinley, for example, "threw the ball into the diamond" before an opening day game between Toledo and Columbus in 1892. [2]
Phoenix resident Jon Rahm, who is a Masters champion and Arizona State University alumnus, is scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch for Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday at Chase Field.
Paul Severino: (2011–2018) MLB Tonight, Quick Pitch, and MLB Network Strike Zone (now play by play announcer for Miami Marlins) John Smoltz: (2010–2022) MLB Network Showcase and MLB Tonight (fired for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccine) [25] Mike Sweeney: (2012) MLB Tonight [26] (now a special assistant for Kansas City Royals)