Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game Four of the NLDS between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. And unlike last time, he didn’t need two pitches to actually hit the plate.
Ovechkin threw the pitch to huge hockey fan and RMNB Instagram follower Adam Eaton.
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Ovechkin chatted with Eaton and hugged Ryan Zimmerman by the dugout before taking his way to the mound.
It's gonna be a gr8 day.
Big thanks to Alex Ovechkin for throwing out tonight's first pitch.@Capitals // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/ZGTL0QV291
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 7, 2019
“Joining us tonight to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, he’s a 10-time All-Star selection and eight-time NHL leading goal scorer,” Nationals PA announcer Jerome Hruska began. “In 2018, he was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the NHL’s Stanley Cup Finals. Entering his 15th NHL season, all here in Washington DC, the captain of your Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin!”
The roar from the crowd was deafening.
Look who threw out the first pitch in D.C. for Game 4! @ovi8
How’d he look, @StephenNelson @NHLNetwork? pic.twitter.com/geUhDZzhRn
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 7, 2019
“Let’s go!” Ovechkin said while holding up his baseball to the Capitals. “Let’s go Nats!”
LET’S GO!!! @Nationals #ALLCAPS // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/BEe6erhoBb
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 7, 2019
The Dodgers lead the best of five series 2-1.
Beautiful night for some ⚾️#ALLCAPS // #STAYINTHEFIGHT pic.twitter.com/oVecAjMxSx
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) October 7, 2019
