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Fox News Dan Canova added to this report.
He said he was just going to wing it and see what occurred.
” The Washington Nationals are enjoyed reveal that Nats super-fan Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has accepted our invitation to throw out the ceremonial very first pitch on Opening Day, Thursday, July 23,” the Nationals said in a statement recently.
” Instead of doing my typical motion of simply lobbing the ball, which wouldve been the very best thing to do, I believed: Oh, baby, I better put a lot of various zest into it,” Fauci told the Journal. “And I did. And you saw what happened.”
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Fauci is a huge Nationals fan, and it was only fitting that he delivered the ceremonial pitch, as he continues to lead the United States during the coronavirus pandemic.
However the following day, the White House Coronavirus Task Force member described to The Wall Street Journal that his pitch was way off the mark because he had played catch the night before to warm up– and it left him injuring.
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” My arm was hanging down around my shoes,” he said.
The statement continued: “Dr. Fauci has been a real champ for our nation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and throughout his recognized career, so it is just fitting that we honor him as we begin the 2020 season and safeguard our World Series Championship title.”
Dr. Anthony Fauci was the butt of a lot of jokes Thursday, when his very first pitch to begin the 2020 season was wide left.
