10 Best Ceremonial First Pitches

Ten of the best ceremonial first pitches of all time. Includes a blind kid, a gymnast and an astronaut.

[@ryancooper4475]

thats amazing how the blind kid can throw a strike and so many people can't even get it too the catcher.

[@aaaaaaaaardvark]

Yeah, and he wasn't even looking at the catcher.

[@spiderzgames9262]

It looked like he was looking at the cameraman

[@togle02]

He wasnt looking at anyone. Wow. HE IS BLIND.

[@matthewharris6350]

I went to high school with him. He is an incredible guy. Also is the youngest blind climber to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro at 13 years old.

[@eggkneel1943]

Cough cough 50 cent

[@DustinPlatt]

0:45. Cameraman: _points_ *Thanks for saving my life* Catcher: *Yeah I know right?*

[@pickzkickz]

Already had broke towards the plate...but sure lol

[@unclejimmy5778]

@@pickzkickz you must be a blast at parties.

[@howo357]

Kaepernick should've just rushed to the plate instead of attempting a low percentage pass.

[@jonathanallard2128]

He's right tho @@unclejimmy5778

[@julianmaldonado1037]

Dustin Platt The ball was a good 2 feet to his left but okay

[@lysol5555]

a blind kid literally threw better than me.

[@cooperhinners6137]

Same

[@crazedmartinez]

Ya but he's war criminal so fuck him...

[@imthatguypal_]

@MANCHESTER UNITED Dude im a football fan too, Real Madrid and Man City, but no one is talking about that sport here. This is baseball. We know football is the biggest sport, but that was unnecessary. You toxic Man U piece of shit, thats why Pogba is leaving and Ole is shit.

[@WiseBone.]

I bet you could strike him out

[@saleelgaidhani3732]

@@imthatguypal_ that dumbfuck doesn't even know there are only 196 countries in the world

[@speakevermore]

I loooooove Shin Sooji's pitch

[@ethioman123]

Sherpaful Spandex deceives.

[@Sherpaful]

Bodie F I am a perv. Bwahaha!

[@guapoviejo9135]

@@bodiefulcher4502 That ass is all muscle and no fat, and there are millions & millions of us guys who love that look.

[@howo357]

@@guapoviejo9135 he's one of those "9/10, would not bang" guy.

[@fr3ddyvf787]

Xtra thicc

[@chrisweidner4768]

"Looks like a sportscaster convention to me." Beautiful.

[@JustAGuy85]

That Shin Soo-ji girl... what the... I can't even... the more I watch it the less I know what happened.

[@AnimatedIdiotGuide]

Shin Soo-ji I didn't even know a body could torque like that.

[@TheHarricane]

George Bush at Yankee Stadium right after 9/11 should have been number one

[@randyferrieri7118]

that was a great moment

[@campersandcampfires9265]

That was a horrible pitch

[@nyg1]

It was actually a perfect strike

[@jamesrobinson949]

Actually not a horrible pitch at all, lets be men about the situation. If you don't like the guy, thats one thing, if you don't approve of his decisions in the White House thats another, but if he threw a good pitch or not... well thats not debatable bud, it was a perfect strike. It sounds to me like your may be butt hurt about another presidents short comings on the hill. Lets not overcomplicate things.

[@callate5898]

Kisses For daddy bush did 9/11

[@SupremeLogic1000]

omg..that gymnast can have my heart n soul forever😍😍😍

[@redwards4045]

Ok, but the post-laughter sigh at the end gets me XD

[@mayosia007]

The blind kid is better than many people Nice Job :D

[@Nopeitsnotme.]

*cough* 50 cent *cough*

[@mayosia007]

Yeeeaahh HAHAHAHAHAHAHA XD

[@Chrisfragger1]

Luis Agostini cough Obama cough

[@kieranchayes]

cough Obama cough

[@KuroShiiiiro]

Kaepernick threw some HEAT. THAT MOVEMENT. So did The Miz not gonna lie.

[@jamesbarton2065]

Antonyo337 f#*~k that 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩Kaperdick

[@IanPunter]

Kaepernick throwing some nasty chin music to lefty batter. But seriously, is a guy who was drafted as mlb pitcher eligible for this vid?

[@pbrfan7141]

Keep doing what you do. You brought a smile to my heart

[@haglennj6691]

Angels: "Aye Matthew wanna throw first pitch in tomorrow's game?" McConaughey" alright, alright, alriigghhht."

[@MohammadUmairAnsari]

"Looks like sportscasters convention to me." Lol

[@lordchancellorhatton1910]

Even if you hate George W. Bush. He threw out the greatest ceremonial first pitch of all time. Hands down. Sold out Yankee stadium, right after the 9/11 attacks and threw a strike.

[@tek6423]

Strangely enough, this moment was critical to his re-election. My teen age son, who was very much affected by the September 11 attacks, sat stone faced watching this pitch. After Bush delivered the strike, my boy stood up, looked me in the eye and said “Bush throws strikes”.

[@JokersRWildStudios]

It was literally the best thing he ever did.

[@JokersRWildStudios]

Archie Whiteman lmao. Bush had nothing to do with that moron.

[@Beer-can_full_of_toes]

I didn’t like much else about his presidency but my god was that a great moment for our country and he came through with a great pitch!

[@jogman262]

That should have been on here.

[@johnhenry9453]

Respect for the blind kid!!!

[@maxrenauldo8604]

Wrong. The greatest first pitch ever was by George Bush in New York right after 9/11. The entire nation was watching and he nailed it. It was story book.

[@ccchhhrrriiisss100]

...and he was wearing a bullet proof vest but still put it right over the plate!

[@charlieme5150]

*Greatest president ever

[@Korijenkins1414]

To those living outside of the US, this is indeed how we judge our leaders. Can you throw a baseball? You have my vote.

[@GMPro24]

@@Korijenkins1414 LMAO oh man ....got a reality tv? and can spew racist bullshit ? come on over and be our next president

[@allynfps]

Max Renauldo not the greatest pitch. Really don’t understand why people think it’s the best

[@DonCorleone87]

pretty much never liked the guy, but George W. Bush throwing that strike at Yankee Stadium after 9/11 in the midst of deafening “USA!” chants was by far the greatest first pitch moment I’ve ever witnessed.... gives me goosebumps every time.

[@saulspeaks2557]

I HATED him when he was president. Several presidents later...I weirdly miss him. How incredibly far we've fallen 😣

[@davidtee2779]

that little girl and her dad melted my heart , I'm a father of 4 girls and I would love to do that with them all , precious memories 👍👍

[@drewelmore2898]

President Bush's at Yankee stadium deserves to be on there, probably #1. He went out there amid the most tense times since the Cold War in a FDNY jacket and threw a strike. Perfect baseball moment

[@tomitstube]

and a war criminal too, "nope, no nukes under here..." hahahaha...

[@ckmoore101]

@@tomitstube Along with all of Congress, who confirmed and agreed with the intelligence community findings on the nukes. In fact, two bipartisan investigations probed for evidence of that Bush somehow manipulated the findings of the intelligence analysis and said they found none. And Congress voted overwhelmingly for the action. They could have stopped it. But don't let that get in the way of your narrative. Revisionist history is a real problem. Low IQ people do not have the capacity to comprehend the concept of hindsight.

[@tomitstube]

@@ckmoore101 bush and chaney actively lied about nukes and hussein's ties to bin ladin, over and over again... bush's long rambling bullshit about iraq's threat to the world and the u.s. the whole yellow cake in nigeria, weapons of mass destruction, they "hate our way of life", demonizing anyone against the war as "anti-american, the censorship of the dixie chicks and bill maher... the so-called war on terrorism... fbi director george tenet being bush's bitch, gitmo, cia black sites, torture... phone taps, the nsa, the "patriot act", the creation of the largest militarized agency in the world... homeland insecurity. starting two wars and massive tax cuts for the wealthy without paying for them while cutting social services, presidential exemptions for crimes committed by corporations in iraq, massive fraud of government money, rehiring defense contractors convicted of defrauding the government, profiting personally off the war, haliburton, bush flying the bin-ladin family out of america while all planes were grounded... the cheney leaked (fake weapons of mass destruction) info to the new york times, who greedily printed to sell newspapers for ad revenue, all of corporate media led by fox propaganda, 90% in favor of war, the lies... want to blame someone, charge bush and cheney for war crimes, blame corporate media for misleading the public, promoting bush and cheney's war crimes while ignoring the millions who protested the war before it began. blame obama and democrats for not prosecuting bush/cheney/rumsfeld/tenet, or corporate crimes of the 2008 bush financial collapse.

[@ifbfmto9338]

@@tomitstube Well…… is JFK a war criminal for getting us involved in the disaster of Vietnam, are LBJ and Nixon war criminals for not ending Vietnam (or in Nixon’s case, not ending it quickly) Is Obama or Trump or Biden a war criminal for our involvement in Syria, and Yemen, not to mention the obvious Iraq and Afghanistan??? Saddam Hussein was a genocidal scumbag, but did Bush lie about WMDs to provoke/justify a war? Yes…… But unfortunately, people in power do horrible and ugly things all the time 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@DougieFresh13]

That was awesome. I'm in love with the gymnast. Go Giants!!

[@cc-tz6kq]

Damn Shin Soo-Ji can get it. She Soo-fine

[@lamadesurvivor5216]

Fine af!!! Lol

[@buttheadhat8201]

Lyndell Chambers

[@lillianmorris871]

Dᴏᴘᴀᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴏᴛᴍɪᴄ 🙄

[@MrSatan-xy9es]

Word 👌

[@Neildo430ci]

Here! Here!

[@willmack5909]

I'm surprised that George W. Bush's ceremonial first pitch at Game 3 of the 2001 World Series wasn't number 1, just weeks after the September 11th attacks. Many touching first pitches, but I dare say Bush's pitch ranks just a bit higher than the "zombie" attack.

[@crimdell]

I was thinking the same thing. I'm not a Bush fan but when he grooved that pitch right over the plate I forgot politics for a moment.

[@CarveYourLegacy]

Moments like that when America was still healing from the fresh wound of 9/11 are special for a lot of people regardless of political compsses

[@guapoviejo9135]

@@crimdell : Me too. Not a Bush fan, but ... Memorable moment calling for unity. so much like trump. NOT!

[@drc1985]

I think the blind kit should be number one

[@Atombender]

He did better than Obama

[@SuperSyberTech]

lol tru

[@KingBueno619]

10 year $350M contract

[@kimberlypirkola-sluck8487]

You are The Best Person In The World

[@sidneye2765]

No 2001 George Bush makes this list irrelevant. That pitch should be a shoe-in #1.

[@meatball4898]

Sidney Ellis What about that time a reporter throw a pitch at Bush? Wait, I meant shoe.

[@veteranpatriot4474]

Totally agree, Right after 9/11, From the rubber, World Series, Yankee Stadium AND a Strike, Best Ever PERIOD.

[@veteranpatriot4474]

@@meatball4898 Well Look at AOC, Auntie Maxine, Pocahontas, No Neck Nadler, And Shiff the child molester, All of them look like they Had Thermite Grenades thrown at their faces.

[@guapoviejo9135]

@@veteranpatriot4474 : Remember, he and his father both played baseball at Yale. Compared to how one ran the country, maybe they should have stuck with baseball: the world might still be a better place.

[@guapoviejo9135]

@@veteranpatriot4474 : From your comment we all know you are a racist, misogynist, and xenophobic trumpturd. And I suppose you are a Tom Cruise doppellganger, too, huh?

[@WesleyAPEX]

Dirk had the greatest first pitch ever.

[@rarr1111ify]

Hmmmm I've seen you somewhere in my recommended

[@swoledoggo8725]

Wesley I love your vids!!!

[@BitchItsNate]

Durk had the worst

[@heshamaldhahiry95]

Colin probably had the best one, ridiculous lol

[@JustLikeTazz]

The blind kid was better than 50 cent hahaha

[@derekflores69]

Awesome mix

[@hammer44head]

I'm not Republican or really political but why was President Bush's pitch in Yankee stadium after the 911 attack left off?

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

Agreed. Probably the greatest first pitch ever considering the situation and pressure. Plus It was a strike down the middle, from the mound. The secret service did not even want hime to go out and do it. But he went out, and throw it like an Alpha! It was inspiring. I remember wathcing it at home. Everyone stood up and cheered. We were brimming with American patriotism!

[@Chrisfragger1]

I agree I was sad not to see it as well.

[@elecbass100]

Yeah, that was a very accurate and important first pitch by Pres. Bush. If it were me, I might've done without the astronautical first pitch, cool as it was.

[@hankmurphy3882]

hammer44head Because it was just political grandstanding.

[@GMPro24]

because bush did 9/11

[@BigstickNick]

Colins was a ball. Better save by the catcher.

[@Gmannn04]

He was just trying to throw hard.

[@BigstickNick]

I know. It's better than I can do right now probably. I'm just saying the catcher did good for probably not expecting that.

[@djtrixen]

I agree... and I'm a big fan of Kap.

[@djordan22]

he about hit the cameraman. if the catcher hadn't caught that.

[@BigstickNick]

djordan22 the cameraman even acknowledged it. If you look again he points to him.

[@dalbalgbusc]

Kaep had some heat on that thing

[@PrecursorLegend]

Shin Soo-ji's was definitely the sexiest.

[@BuckeyeNation1807]

I was thinking the same thing. W's pitch was right down the middle and to top it off the crowd chanting USA was just awesome!

[@ithakra]

Good list. I would have included George W. Bush' first pitch at the opening of Miller Park in Milwaukee in 01.

[@76carmel]

Richard -- it's nice to show good ceremonial first pitches instead of the bad ones that are played routinely on KZbin. There were many more, but I think you picked the more recent ones...

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

Best one 0:34

[@SteadyEddie1983]

@0:35-@0:43 that was simply amazing and the girl is a FOX!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@poqou947]

Did anybody watch The Miz Photoshoot and looked this up because he said he was on here?

[@lease2coach170]

Well, I'm not necessarily a fan of the guy, but GWB's first pitch (following 9/11) was a beaut: President Bush's Opening Pitch at Yankee Stadium After 9-11 [High Quality] (skip to about the 3:30 mark).

[@tubenachos]

Damn that Korean chick

[@devonepperson7417]

10/10 that’s why I’m hard

[@kneebarx]

best pitcher

[@strangeroamer3219]

Someone needs to sign her up.

[@AussieVet]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZK8p2drdredh9U

[@David_Theisen]

Super hot!!! Holy Moses!!!

[@volkeea]

The video ends perfectly, with both announcers sighing simultaneously.

[@radtech21]

0:34 - I'm in love!

[@DerrickRG91]

152 to 10. You're severely out numbered.

[@TheSuperTenor]

How is President Bush's 2001 World Series Pitch not on here? It's a disgrace.

[@liamdougherty9878]

That little uhhhh at the end of the video after he made the newscaster joke is the best part of this entire video

[@joshuarayborn]

W had the best first pitch

[@IcarusPrisonerKobold]

Ya know, I threw one out at Provident Bank Park for ARC of Rockland. It was July 10th, 3 years ago (I THINK)... They announced my name, I threw a FAST BALL that floated SLIGHTLY and made the CATCHER'S MITT, and he DIDN'T bobble the ball. I say a GOOD pitch overall!!

[@tlcp53b49]

Where is George W Bush first pitch at Game 3 of the 2001 World Series in Yankee Stadium

[@davemckay4359]

This is a great view 😊

[@SW.Productions]

The blind kid throws better than Obama

[@talkdattrashimmapullyacard4396]

😆

[@4everinpanama]

The blind kid throws better than a lot of people tbh.

[@SW.Productions]

Anel Mojica Not me tho

[@Msalexnoria1]

Colins pitch curved omg love so much his my favorite football player

[@danielheinrich1643]

I don't like The Miz but that was a great first pitch

[@TheAbfromNJ]

George Bush's was excellent, probably the best ever... The girl at 0:54 is the daughter of a deployed serviceman. She thought she was throwing the ball to the team's catcher, only to discover, when he took the mask off, that it was actually her father who had come home from deployment.

[@harrycarrey1225]

The number one in my book is when Abe Lincoln threw it to Percy Jenkins who was playing for the Washington Slaveowners at the time. Right down the middle. A great day for him at the park as the war had just ended and he and Mary Todd were then going to see a play that night.

[@aisthpaoitht]

The Miz has a pretty nice pitch. Nice delivery. Why am I even surprised though? He's awesome!

[@RedPillGrimReaper]

How in the hell was George Bush's pitch in game 3 of the 2001 WS not #1, or even on the list?

[@moezilla6816]

Looks like a group of sportscasters to me lmmfao!!!where was Gw after 911 hell of a throw he killed it.

[@DannyBoyMadFerIt]

shiin soo-ji that was hot!!

[@MarysLambProductions]

That sigh at the very end LOL they know exactly how they party when the mics are off

[@SuperTre2215]

what about the guy with no arms who threw a strike with his feet?

[@dashx1103]

Shin Soo-ji is AWESOME.

[@UFCSTAN]

That first one was SICK

[@PInk77W1]

The gymnastics girl, oh wow

[@douell0001]

Good mix. Thanks.

[@rhollins911]

0:36 is this the hub?

[@stonebone316]

All good first pitches, but the little girl to her dad. Best one.

[@SliceofBread123]

Damn the Miz has an arm

[@thekinaz]

Two of them!

[@alwayssmiling577]

K ay lol

[@heidbrain]

lol the zombies - if someone did that to me, I would fall down laughing!

[@prod.erebus]

0:36 this hurts my brain...how

[@Jason-qe4tp]

Dude you didn't put the soldier in there that acted like the ball was a grenade.... that was one of the best ones I've ever seen

[@nickcooliodude]

the miz pitches better than some of the indians

[@maraviyoso8473]

He was a pitcher at high school, so he had something.

[@philosophichuman1507]

Better picture than most of the Chicago Cubs.

[@whocarez]

The Miz and blind guy are the best pitchers!

[@chasethompson6274]

How are you not gunna put Bush’s throw after 911 at Yankee stadium?

[@BDority09]

I was at the Rays game. Bawled like a man.

[@swoll1980]

How was #10 not #1?

[@horiblefirehawk6989]

Cause some of the kids or men what ever where disabled or injured in a way

[@bodiefulcher4502]

It was a balk

[@yosebko132]

Bodie Fulcher lol

[@lighty805]

Seriously though that blind kid is awesome

[@chdnelson82]

0:36

[@dlee2901]

THAT BLIND KID CAN THROW A PERFECT PITCH AND I CAN'T EAT FOOD WITHOUT DROPPING SOME OF IT

[@chrisizq]

What???? No President Bush at the 2001 World Series in Yankee Stadium. Whatever your politics, that was a great moment.

[@inwhichidie7171]

Yeah, I agree. I fucking hate bush and that moment still deserves to top this list

[@theyoungking4370]

Ashton is a beast at pitching

[@conorknott2683]

am i the only one that know that the 3rd one was a dodger films video?

[@collegewrld9420]

I was looking for someone to comment this !!!!!! I love Bobby Crosby

[@benoaks6004]

yeah i saw that

[@vishaldube5059]

+Conor Knott Nah, I thought of that the moment I saw it; it was hilarious.

[@TopDon99]

+Waves-PS4 same!

[@RO-mo2ul]

Dodger films!

[@tibblesss]

when a blind kid throws better than half of the ceremonial pitches

[@Ravensantos129]

0:36 ZDAAAMMMN

[@cheeseitcupseries4989]

holy crap #10 was insane

[@jackisawesome319]

I wonder if Kaepernick sat out of the National Anthem at that game

[@Sealman7]

Lol rekt

[@cashnastytattoo333]

Take this L

[@jayschipp7529]

Last I checked it was his 1st amendment right. Smh, some people.

[@kkdonovan3804]

yep his right. My right to tell him he's full of shit..See how that works

[@Venckman]

Also his guaranteed right. And it's the right of the public to heap derision on him because he's an a-hole. Speech answered by more speech. As it should be.

[@ChrisTripp]

At 2:10 you can hear them giving up on the fake excitement lmao.

[@megadeth22885]

could you imagine if there was a starting pitcher in the MLB who's windup was like the korean gymnasts.. and thats how he threw every pitch?

[@ToasterMasterRace]

megadeth22885 it would be illegal windup

[@76carmel]

I thought the same as well, especially Pres. Bush in Yankee Stadium. However, I wrote to the uploader -- the ones shown are the best of the recent years.

[@Robsalwierak_]

Dodger films on 0:31 lol

[@cesarbenitez9084]

I know right

[@jackry2438]

+Cesar Benitez what is dodger films

[@cjrice2945]

+Jack Ryan A KZbinr.

[@personalemail1632]

there used to be a blind guy that golfed in Saskatoon. he has perfect form, and hit consistently, so I'm not overly surprised with the pitch but it's still cool

[@veteranpatriot4474]

Damn Dude, Read the comments, Bush's 9/11 is the Runaway winner. Make a new video.

[@dezznutz3743]

Id bet good $ the content creator is "woke"

[@badt4life857]

The Miz's pitch was AWESOME!

[@Rawk4Life]

The last one didn't make any sense because the guy who threw the pitch wasn't even affiliated with any movies or tv shows about zombies. It would have been more funny had the guy been Andrew Lincoln or Norman Reedus facing the zombies.

[@gagepotter5959]

Or Rick

[@bonkieyy]

Honey, Rick is Andrew Lincoln lol.

[@tedjonston777]

Yeah that one was really cringy

[@scallywag1716]

Why is Matthew mcckneghy or however you spell his name on this top list?

[@garrettschmitz2892]

Scallywag he threw the ball.

[@TTV.iMontonSoup]

But what about george w bush's throw?

[@mrcheesesmith]

What about it? We all know George is "special" but he's not worth making this list.

[@TTV.iMontonSoup]

I couldn't disagree more.

[@strnglhld]

I'm glad GWB didn't make the list. My friend worked at the stadium and GWB was a total jerk to him for no reason, in a time we were supposed to be "United"

[@TTV.iMontonSoup]

Alright.

[@tomitstube]

Monti Martel they already showed a flesh eating zombie.

[@TdotSoul]

I think I'm in love with Shin Soo-Ji

[@Krish-vc3ee]

who else came from the wwe video

[@fat3zedd502]

Yep

[@gwallah46]

which one

[@zinedinezilean]

Meee

[@MSUHitman]

Miz gives a shout out to this video on a video about his career he did on the WWE YT channel.