The Second First Pitch
To start the baseball season, earlier today we had Maestro Riccardo Muti of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra throwing out the first pitch before a Cubs game in 2012. But to bookend the moment and make it all official, this is one of my favorite first-pitch videos. It comes from May 8, 2025, just five weeks after Alysa Liu won the World Figure Skating Championship.
Yes, this is Alysa Liu throwing out the first pitch. But only as Alysa Liu can. The St. Louis Cardinals had invited her to the game, and not shockingly, she couldn’t just walk to the mound and throw the ball. So, she did this instead.
By the way, it’s worth noting that – though she’s standing a bit in front of the mound – she did get the pitch to the plate. Something that’s all the more impressive when you consider it’s almost astounding she was able to locate where home plate was. Trust me, that will be clear.
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