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Over the years, one ritual that Major League Baseball still follows is to invite a guest of honor to throw out the ceremonial pitch at the start of the game. This time, the guest of honor became the golf influencer, Paige Spiranac. Who also proved to be lucky for the team she pitched for.

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With a combined total of more than four million followers on her social media platforms, she makes a really good partner for multiple brands. Consequently, people who follow her love her enough to love everything she does or promotes. But this time, it was not an announcement for a brand but herself on the pitch at the American Family Field Stadium.

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When did Paige Spiranac throw the ceremonial pitch?

The influencer got invited by the Milwaukee Brewers to throw out the ceremonial pitch on Friday, at the opening of three-game series against the New York Yankees.

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Since the Brewers won that game at their last at-bat at the end of the ninth inning, saying that Spiranac was their lucky charm would not be wrong. The Yankees might have won, but the last inning made the outcome completely different. 

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She threw out the first pitch to Milwaukee’s star player, Christian Yelich while wearing an unbuttoned jersey of the Brewers paired with jeans.

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How did the followers of Paige react?

As soon as she posted the video of her first pitch on Twitter, comments from her fans started flowing in. While most of them were on her side, some were a bit critical as well.

Not only the influencer threw the first pitch, but she also interacted with her fans and signed some autographs as well.

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Is she not a rookie?

She did bring them luck that night!

Also, was it awful?

How do you think Paige threw the pitch? Is she really a lucky charm? What do you make of the above reactions by the avid baseball fans? Let us know your valuable thoughts in the comments section below.

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Rakshita Madan is an MLB writer at EssentiallySports, with a prolific portfolio of over 1000 articles to her credit. Rakshita's admiration for the legendary Derek Jeter is well known, but she never lets her personal biases affect her writing. She is particularly intrigued by the twists and turns of the game, and it is this aspect that keeps her hooked on the sport. When Rakshita is not covering baseball, she indulges in her love for poetry and OTT shows. This passion for creative expression reflects in her writing, which is often characterized by a poetic sensibility and a flair for storytelling.

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