First pitch ceremonies are a part of baseball. Pick someone from the community, and they throw off the mound in front of tens of thousands of people.
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Most times, the pitches are off the mark.
This one before the Boston Red Sox game from teenager Josh Leandre was really off the mark.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n30Gv9Q-cM
A first pitch went astray — big time — and ended up hitting a photographer below the belt. No surprise the photographer dropped like a rock.
It's either the worst, or best, first pitch ever, depending on your perspective.
This post was originally published on August 16, 2017.