The Twins' 9-5 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday at Wrigley Field featured 353 official pitches, including 123 that missed the strike zone.
Conor McGregor's first pitch at Twins-Cubs game was awfully high and outside
The mixed martial artist had first pitch duties at the Twins vs. Cubs game at Wrigley Field on Tuesday. Even by celebrity standards, it was awful.
September 22, 2021 at 3:24PM
Perhaps the very first pitch of the night was an omen portending the future.
That distinction belonged to mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor. Donning a light-colored suit, McGregor arrived on the mound with much fan fare to throw out the first pitch. The left-handed McGregor wound up, and ...
Even by celebrity first pitch standards, this one was bad. Maybe not Carly Rae Jepsen bad. But it was bad.
Hey, at least it made the efforts by starting pitchers Griffin Jax and Alec Mills (10 runs allowed in seven combined innings) look decent by comparison.
When he was hired after the disastrous 2016 season to reshape the Twins, Derek Falvey brought a reputation for identifying and developing pitching talent. It took a while, but the pipeline we were promised is now materializing.
