Check out the best ceremonial first pitches from sports stars, celebrities and heroes in 2017

Take a look back at some of the top ceremonial first pitches thrown out around the league in 2017, including throws from J.J. Watt, Michael Phelps, Sidney Crosby, Lonzo Ball, Marshawn Lynch, Jordan Spieth, Jack Black, John Legend, Tony Hawk and local public service heroes
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[@theman1412]

99% of people who throw out the first pitch should just take a seat after seeing 2:36, wow, what a pitch

[@maesmartin1759]

the man I go to school with Scalises kids and he is a man of great honor

[@rockobama3718]

Scrubz that’s really cool.

[@ihatehers]

fuck that piece of shit.

[@typicalsniper]

@@ihatehers Nah, you're the only piece of shit.

[@tmangoodguy9921]

Jezzy Bell hahaahaha xD

[@jedidr4918]

6:00 future baseball player right there

[@heatherkline4408]

Lol

[@idkbruh8808]

He struck him out!!!!

[@kaleschulte6755]

This comment makes no sense! I know it’s sorta supposed to be funny or whatever but the kid didn’t even throw the ball.

[@samsamhassan2935]

I wanna like but your at 69

[@JamesBlackman13]

That Captain America theme at 2:37 made me melt😭

[@adityarao5345]

Damn, Simone Biles is as tall as the guys legs on 4:11

[@huh3684]

Aditya Rao it’s the angle

[@BaconFrisbee]

The magic of perspective. She is only 4'8" to his 6'3" though

[@spencer5568]

2:29 has a cannon

[@bluestarproductions7035]

doge 123 dude fr that was just pure arm and that was still better than most of those pitchers

[@grimstoysshow.kidlockdmh2785]

doge 123 peni

[@jacobevans8613]

Yea

[@Iam_Cam2]

doge 123 I

[@BarcaPatrick9]

4:50 That was not...the greatest throw in the world... That was just a tribute.

[@cubsfan8456]

Patrick Interiano to who

[@etuann4744]

COULDN’T REMEMBER, THE GREATEST PITCH IN THE WORLD!!

[@rapzad3623]

You can’t hear the audience in the Michael Phelps one so it makes it really awkward lol

[@colinftp3288]

Fr lol

[@zachjoyal8257]

I would of thought he was an orioles fan, he grew up and swam for North Baltimore Aquatic Club, Also Simone Biles is a NJ native, I would of thought Yankees, Mets or Phillies

[@user-ui9ol8fp5m]

I'm not American and don't watch baseball but the best pitch off ALL TIME goes to *Carly Rae Jepsen*

[@aidenkarr8441]

3:29 wow

[@Stoops-1]

Turn down for Watt lol

[@nowrestlingiq7317]

Just no

[@Stoops-1]

@@nowrestlingiq7317 sorry

[@Stoops-1]

@@nowrestlingiq7317 this was 2 years ago lol

[@nowrestlingiq7317]

@@Stoops-1 it's ok dont worry about it let's just forget that was said lol

[@Stoops-1]

@@nowrestlingiq7317 lol yeah brainwash me pls

[@jasondamrau9943]

Wow the pitch by scalise was really impressive

[@bezllama3325]

It would have been funny if Simon biles threw out the first pitch to Jose altuve

[@kundaddy1617]

BEZ LLAMA why

[@senakobayakawa1261]

Jacob Kundrat they're small..

[@mikeschumacher9715]

Michael Phelps. Raises his hands up.....no one cheering! DOH!

[@JoshDoesTravel]

Wait, so Phelps threw out the first pitch for the D-Backs, but not for his hometown O’s? That’s messed up

[@Molue_]

Well for one, he lives in Arizona; and two who says he's an Orioles fan? Just because he's from Baltimore? That's like when I heard some White Sox fans complaining when Mister T sang the Seventh Inning Stretch at a Cubs game because, he's "from the South Side." I'm from Chicago and know of many people who are Packers fans even though they aren't originally from Wisconsin nor their parents.

[@MrAlwaysRight]

I miss Marshawn Lynch so much, and I'm not even a Seahawks fan. Nobody runs like that anymore. Maybe Barkley, but that's about it.

[@liammanningbaseball5413]

I love how even is crutches, Watt still didn't step on the foul line😂

[@thebigboz1475]

Where’s the grenade guy? He was the best!

[@xlant3713]

LMAOO WIZ!! SMOKINN

[@thegamingkid6374]

4:10 that’s basically Aaron judge next to the Average Human.

[@lacouerfairy]

Sidney Crosby making it look easy!

[@havu2236]

Tony hawk had got to be the saddest one. No one showed up for the game.

[@BaconFrisbee]

Tony Hawk should have done a kickflip before or during his

[@fighttheclock3152]

Klay has good mechanics lmao

[@domonicdecoco2410]

Fight The Clock He could be playing Baseball right now. His brother plays for the Dodgers.

[@fighttheclock3152]

Yeah, I know his bro is in the league, I was happy when he got called up a couple years ago in Chicago. Nice power tool on that kid

[@jcacoustic7857]

Montana to Samardzija=Notre Dame Gold!

[@tamahawk175]

Ball’s pitch looks almost as bad as his fade not gonna lie...

[@MiguelRamirez-vm4gs]

He doesn't have a fade he has a taper

[@juuzang]

@@MiguelRamirez-vm4gs which is a fade...

[@theman1412]

Simone Biles was unbelievable when she threw one for the Astros in 2016

[@theZinator]

Simon Biles is tiny!

[@avery3998]

theZinator is

[@KaPowSplat]

many gymnasts are so they can flip faster

[@zane6633]

She’s legally a midget.

[@PeridotLioness85]

Her name is Simone Biles. U might want to fix that

[@Patrickstar12346]

Wiz is funny as hell 😂😂 MF smoked an imaginary blunt

[@unoriginalname7412]

Jose Velazquez wiz and blunt don’t belong in the same sentence. Everyone knows he’s about J’s

[@Shinobi33]

Crosby has an accurate arm

[@oficial52011]

JJ Watt pitch just a bit outside

[@Random-dt2kw]

Richard Chin can't blame him, had crutches so

[@asherhoffman9508]

Yes!!! There’s a Cubs first pitch

[@brandondeuber3903]

Surprised Crosby didn't cry like a baby when he missed the strike zone

[@asteroid0490]

4:36

[@johnpaulhead5384]

Lonzo ball pretty chill

[@DE1776]

0:20, listen closely, BANG BANG before that off speed pitch.

[@qlvinc]

will r ok now all that isn’t necessary we know they cheated

[@janski1982]

Damn! Marshawn Lynch looks like a tank!!!

[@drunkenleaderNOR]

wheres the Red Sox first pitch?

[@williamrowley9815]

Ryan Jarego no one likes Tom Brady that’s why

[@newyorkyankeestv9718]

It’s because the Red Sox stink

[@charliep123]

2:37 the Captain America theme song ❤️

[@CGCampbellJr]

I have to admit, I fully expected Michael Phelps to throw "like a girl"

[@mikoltebow1919]

Oh

[@ramtrucks3518]

I know it wasn’t in 2017 or great by any means but the 50 cent pitch should be on here

[@Falkjar]

4:04 She is so tiny

[@ericks7386]

3:14 bru

[@samgouch9841]

0:06 WATT KNEW AND FOLLOWED THE UNWRITTEN RULE!

[@thegamingkid6374]

At 2:30 I could not believe my eyes. It shows you that he at least threw it 40 50 MPH or more. If you have a strong upper body you can throw the ball pretty far.

[@johnsaugen8646]

Poll for the audience, what's worse...Lonzo balls jump shot or pitch?

[@lamarbrown5167]

Being from San Diego my Favorite was Tony Hawk🤙🏽

[@aldeenatar4147]

That throw's a ball. Ball living up to his name lol

[@emnull5336]

hahaha..... greys anatomy is pitching in seattle..... where it’s set.... how did I just get this

[@wickedtroop3680]

1:23 fluery in the back

[@survivalroyale7561]

3:27 is that okay thompson?

[@Slippindisc]

Steve Scalise: pure hero, national treasure!

[@anishraghavan1447]

my man is behind her 60ft crouched, and he’s still taller than Simone on camera 4:04

[@karthikmallya34]

Like the Music

[@billyhamilton6520]

Jj watt is all three

[@lunrain]

7:14 still better than the gogos first pitches

[@PVD1014]

I laughed when she said "Joe Montana is the best quarterback of all time" lol Tom Brady

[@benrae8238]

Miles Montgomery she said best 49er of all time

[@ark9833]

Where's the mayor of Cincinnati

[@lakeman7662]

Wow, Pirates had Wiz, WTF!

[@abbyakers5073]

Was I the only one hoping to see Vladimir Tarasenko on this list??

[@rackets001]

3:36 Makes me feel better about my son's complete lack of coordination! What a goofy throw!

[@Skers91]

I like how everyone says baseball is easy to play but then u have Tom Brady one of the best QBs in NFL and he can't even get it across the plate.

[@louiscannon7264]

Why did you put Phelps for the D Backs instead of O’s

[@GunsnRosesfan2012]

We miss you fleury. Also phelps doesn't belong in that dbacks jersey. If anything that 23 should be in black and orange.

[@killerz3280]

GunsnRosesfan2012 he lives in Arizona that’s why he did it for the dbacks

[@commanderbly1166]

Samone Byles is the definition of a hobbit

[@dietpoweraids2269]

I always find it cringe when there isn’t anyone in the stands when they throw the pitch

[@user-qp9wu8vh1m]

Michael phelps 🖒💪🏊🏊

[@dustin_long1819]

Klay's pitched wasn't bad lol

[@garrettolcott364]

Sindey Crosby

[@doyoan8236]

Good ish

[@johnjeremy3698]

Jack black ftw

[@BarcaPatrick9]

What the shit!!??? Where is Kaepernick and his slingshot throw???

[@conpop6924]

Didn't even show Mariano Rivera smh

[@skyy256]

Had no idea Speith was a lefty...pretty sure he plays golf righty...

[@Dr3am3r_D3l1r1um]

Did he really just say that Wiz Khalifa is multitalented? Because from what I know the only talent he has is rolling a joint.

[@liammorris6757]

Colin capernick

[@stephenhenderson2518]

Dano tero is like 4 feet taller than simone biles

[@rorydelunas4909]

Why didn’t they that with Marshawn Lynch with the mariners? He was better back then! He even caused an earthquake!

[@jacobcastoria9492]

Cool

[@sominboy2757]

i thought phelps was from baltimore

[@adamcrowe728]

Why did Phelps pitch in Arizona

[@p1nnacleee]

Is there an Angels pitch

[@cogsolider6986]

Biels is so short

[@marilynnepomuceno9823]

Where is Colin Kapernick pitch at SF

[@williamstanton2040]

Tony hawk could have kick flipped that shit in there

[@IsaacGarcia-tq7mn]

4:10 she only go up to his waste..

[@repentandknowjesus8674]

"first pitch" who GAF!

[@g0nzisg0n3]

Lonzo😬

[@harellzi]

I thought it was best throws

[@swapnapatsamatla9639]

Simone biles is as tall as the guys 🦵

[@Kinsella_Finn]

Who was the Nationals pitcher?

[@saxboi1144]

Steve Scalise. U.S. Representative. He was shot in the hip during that Congressional game practice in 2017 when some guy shot up the practice field.

[@xd_nickelodeon_3789]

Colin kap threw 90 on his

[@paulpitt52]

I remember Mary Tyler Moore throwing a really nice first pitch in Minnesota. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHOvcqaDfdqMq5Y

[@SRMkay]

Jameis Winston's still got his arm. It'd be cool to see him pitch professionally if the Bucs ever get tired of him

[@lightspeed7229]

3:06-3:09 that's just like Wiz Khalifa

[@curtisdabassist]

The seats are always empty :( I can’t imagine the stadiums will fill up by the first game pitch about 10 minutes after these :(

[@thenukeman3657]

It would be so cool if they could get wiffle boy 28 to throw one out, maybe with a wiffle ball

[@pandaexpress7382]

Either dan rotaro is really tall or that gymnist is super small

[@ojamablack1912]

Panda Express Well, she is 4’8

[@pandaexpress7382]

Oh

[@bradley8840]

I’m a baseball pichter and a baseball catcher in my league, some ppl say I am one of the best catchers and top 10 pitchers, I would love so much to make a first pitch

[@renafan3333]

Where's 50 Cent? lol I always thought and still do more than one person throwing it is corny,4?