The gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic Curling team threw out the most entertaining MLB first pitch ever at the Minnesota Twins home opener.
There have been some great first pitches over the years. This collection includes a well-thrown toss from Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, a less-than-perfect throw from Chewbacca, acrobatic heaves from a Cirque de Solei performer and gymnast Simone Biles, and an impressive first-pitch fastball from Colin Kaepernick that was the fastest of the bunch. Some first pitches tug at your heartstrings and others, like Snoop Dogg, Carley Rae Jepsen, and 50 Cent, are frighteningly bad.
A young girl named Hailey Dawson, who was born without three fingers on her throwing hand, has been making the rounds at MLB stadiums to throw out first pitches. She uses a 3-D printed prosthetic hand, and her most recent toss was in San Francisco. Her goal is to throw the first pitch at every big league ballpark.
Here is a current list for Hailey's First Pitches. We are still working on setting a date with 7 teams that aren't listed. Hailey is super excited and @UNLVEngineering is building a special hand for each pitch. pic.twitter.com/s0XbVH3nhG
— Haileys_hand (@haileys_hand) March 7, 2018
When it comes to sheer entertainment value, though, the MLB first pitch thrown at the Minnesota Twins home opener this year will be hard to top.