Baseball has its long-time traditions that get followed to this day. One such example is of throwing a ceremonial first pitch by a guest of honor. Well, last year, the former UFC champion, Conor McGregor, got the honor of throwing the ceremonial pitch.
However, McGregor threw the pitch so badly that not only did he become the source of mockery, but he got buried under the trolls. The pitch was enough the disaster to prompt the comparison of the worst first ceremonial pitches.
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Who invited Conor McGregor to throw the ceremonial pitch?
The Chicago Cubs invited the UFC star, to throw the first ceremonial pitch at Wrigley Field. The UFC champion came all ready in a suit to throw out the pitch.?
Not only did he fail at throwing, but he also failed so badly that he started getting mocked for it. Getting mocked could be said in a light way, as he literally got buried under the trolls by the MLB fanbase.
Many of them said that they had never seen a pitch gets thrown so out of the frame.?
The tradition of throwing the ceremonial pitch started way back in 1910, when the former President, William Howard Taft, threw the first pitch on baseball’s Opening Day, April 14, 1910.?
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The tradition is followed to this day, and sometimes the pitch gets thrown a little farther from where it should be, and the guest gets trolled, just like the former UFC champion.?
What were some of the reactions of baseball fans to McGregor’s pitch?
Some of the baseball fans took a dig at the Cubs same time as they mocked Conor.?
Cubs still make him offer…will trade away if he performs well.
— kinda omnipotent (@KindaOmnipotent) September 22, 2021
“?He fits right in with the Cubs pitching staff right now.?”
One user shared some less worse pitches.
its worse than this! pic.twitter.com/Hszr1WQlGL
— Hugh J. L’Beaux (@itzmmabuddy) September 22, 2021
and this pic.twitter.com/e7hE2PGbFm
— Hugh J. L’Beaux (@itzmmabuddy) September 22, 2021
lol or this pic.twitter.com/rUaxB3XsI7
— Hugh J. L’Beaux (@itzmmabuddy) September 22, 2021
One said this was the best performance he had in a couple of years.
Another user said, “Best performance he’s had in two years.”?
Yet another user chipped in by saying, “I want to pitch this ball ” To absolutely no one.”
A user wrote, “He actually thinks it was a good throw (besides the accuracy) this dude is delusional”
One more fan stated, “I never played sports that used any type of ball and I could still throw better than that”
Yet another baseball quoted, “Would be different if it was a chair and he was aiming at a bus, for sure.”
“This guy is a pro athlete and I could throw a pitch better than that”
Some of the users commented on his tight-fitted suit as well
One of the users want him to buy a suit that actually fits, “You would think he could afford a suit that fits”
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Is it that good fit according to another user? “His suit fits like a tuxedo T-shirt.”
Did this user forgot to change the gender or was it intentional? “Decent pitch, considering she’s wearing tights.”
A user simply asked, “Suit was too tight?!?”
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Aside from these, there were many more comments by the baseball fans that mocked the athlete, even the news reporter in the YouTube video did.