Megan Thee Stallion s appearance to throw out the first pitch on baseball seasons Opening Day was a hit. But her actual toss was a miss. (Watch the video below.)
The rapper played to her hometown crowd at the Houston Astros Minute Maid Park while a broadcaster noted that she had been throwing strikes in practice beneath the stadium.
Then came her actual ceremonial throw. The Grammy-winning right-hander seemed to have enough distance, but the ball fell far off the plate and was caught on a bounce on by the Astros David Hensley. She then got hugs from Hensley and Astros mascot Orbit.
Megan Thee Stallion throws out the first pitch in her hometown
: White Sox-Astros
: ESPN pic.twitter.com/cSHKbGsqTN
Megan Thee Stallion throws out the first pitch in her hometown
ESPN (@espn) March 30, 2023
: White Sox-Astros
: ESPN pic.twitter.com/cSHKbGsqTN
The Sweetest Pie singer can at least take solace in the fact that fellow hip-hopper 50 Cent once threw wayyyy worse in his ceremonial first pitch.
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