NEW YORK— Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-plus French participant anticipated to be taken by San Antonio with the primary decide within the NBA draft this week, threw out a wild ceremonial first pitch earlier than the New York Yankees performed the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday evening.
He wore a pinstriped jersey with “New York” throughout the chest relatively than the normal interlocking “NY,” and he had Joe DiMaggio’s No. 5 on the again. Standing on the rubber, he fired the ball within the filth, properly extensive of the plate to the first-base facet.
Victor Wembanyama’s first pitch was a bit outdoors 😅 @yankees | @vicw_32 pic.twitter.com/4UXuHuN3Jr
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 20, 2023
The 19-year-old spent this previous season with Metropolitans 92 within the French league. The NBA lists his top as 7-4. He has mentioned 7-3 and a few web websites present 7-5.
The NBA draft is Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
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