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Dr. Anthony Fauci's first pitch for MLB's return misses its mark

Bret Gibson
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Dr. Anthony Fauci throws out the ceremonial first pitch Thursday at Nationals Park before the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals play an opening day baseball game.
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The ceremonial first pitch is thrown by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, before the start of the first inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.

The trajectory for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch for Opening Day would be favorable for any disease-related projection model.

Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, had his initial toss go straight into the ground Thursday before the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals contest.

The 79-year-old grew up in Brooklyn idolizing Yankees great like Joe DiMaggio and Mickey Mantle but is now admittedly a Nationals fan. Fauci took the mound with a jersey, cap and mask bearing the Nats insignias.

But after the first pitch? Keep the lab coat on, doc.

Fauci’s throw dug a divot down the first base line far from designated catcher Sean Doolittle.

Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.

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