Ceremonial First Pitch

José Andrés does Baby Shark chomp before throwing out ceremonial first pitch at World Series

World Central Kitchen founder, José Andrés, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game Five – the final home game held in Washington DC during the 2019 World Series.

Sporting a white beard, the Michelin star chef wore a customized white Washington Nationals jersey, that had his full name, José Andrés, and the number 19 on the back. Andrés threw out the first pitch to Mr. National himself, Ryan Zimmerman.

He received a huge ovation from the Nationals crowd.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Simone Biles just had the greatest ceremonial first pitch in World Series history

Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all-time, just had the greatest ceremonial first pitch of all-time.

Ahead of Game Two of the World Series between the Astros and Nationals, Simone walked out to the mound in a custom number 19 Astros jersey and jeans.

The Houston native then did this.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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Elena Delle Donne throws out first pitch at Nationals Park, drops puck at Capitals game on consecutive nights

The 2019 WNBA champion Washington Mystics won their first title last week. Two-time league MVP and gold medalist Elena Delle Donne has been welcomed by two other DC teams who recently achieved or are currently fighting for their own first championship victories.

Tuesday, she threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Nationals’ NLCS-winning game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Wednesday, she took the ceremonial puck-drop before the Capitals’ 4-3 comeback win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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By Brennin Weiswerda 5 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin throws out first pitch at Nationals Park before Game Four of NLDS

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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By Ian Oland 6 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin to throw out first pitch at Nationals game on Monday

The Washington Nationals announced on Saturday that Caps captain Alex Ovechkin will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at game four of the National League Division Series. Game four of the NLDS will be at 6:40 PM on Monday, October 7.

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By Peter Hassett 6 months ago

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USWNT’s Rose Lavelle and Mal Pugh have first-pitch blooper at Nationals game

Two more World Cup champions were honored at Nats Park on Monday night, as the USWNT and Washington Spirit’s Rose Lavelle and Mal Pugh threw twin first pitches ahead of the Nationals game against the Atlanta Braves.

The pressure was on, as just a few days ago two-time World Cup champion and Northern Virginia-native Ali Krieger returned to DC to throw the ceremonial first pitch at Nats Park. Krieger nailed the throw, pitching a perfect strike right over the plate.

Both Lavelle and Pugh’s throws were great, but there was just one small mistake.

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By Elizabeth Kong 8 months ago

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USWNT star Ali Krieger throws out ceremonial first pitch at Nationals game

US Women’s soccer star Ali Krieger made a stop in Washington DC Thursday after taking home the gold medal at the 2019 World Cup earlier this month.

Krieger was invited to throw the ceremonial first pitch on Thursday as the Washington Nationals took on the Colorado Rockies at Nationals Park. Krieger was joined on the visit by her USWNT teammate, fiancee, and fellow two-time World Cup champion, Ashlyn Harris.

Krieger is a native of the Northern Virginia area. Born in Alexandria, she grew up in Dumfries and then spent several seasons playing for her hometown NWSL team, the Washington Spirit, before being traded in 2016 to the Orlando Pride.

The local soccer star showed she has one heck of a pitching arm, putting to shame some other famous first throws–ahem, Alex Ovechkin.

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By Elizabeth Kong 8 months ago

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Stanley Cup champions Pheonix Copley and Colton Parayko sign autographs, throw out first pitch at Alaska Goldpanners game

Pheonix Copley and Colton Parayko won the Stanley Cup with Washington (2018) and St. Louis (2019) respectively. On Wednesday, the two hockey players held an autograph signing and met with fans at the Alaska Goldpanners’ “Hockey Night” at Growden Memorial Park. Copley is a native of North Pole, Alaska, while Parayko played three years on the University of Alaska’s hockey team.

“It is awesome, it is a tight-knit community, and the hockey community is great,” Copley said to KTVF11. “We get a lot of support it is awesome to be a part of something like this. I had so much help growing up from the community, so any way I can give back and help out, it’s great. It’s awesome to see kids who have dreams like that and any way I can help and inspire them is awesome.”

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By Ian Oland 8 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin gets mulligan on first pitch as Capitals and Stanley Cup make trip to Nationals Park

The current stop on the Stanley Cup tour is Nationals Park as the entire Capitals team were honored before Saturday’s game between the Nationals and Giants. The team did some more media, goofed around with their DC baseball peers, and captain Alex Ovechkin got to throw the ceremonial first pitch.

Twice.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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