The Indian cricketers are currently enjoying some off-time after the grueling two-month long Indian Premier League (IPL). Similarly, the Indian opener, Rohit Sharma enjoying his share of a fun time as recently he became the first Indian cricketer to throw the ceremonial ‘first pitch’ in the Major League Baseball for Seattle Mariners.
On June 4th, Rohit as part of pregame activity threw the ceremonial first pitch before the MLB at the Safeco Field, home ground of Seattle Mariners who took on the Tampa Bay Rays after that. He was invited by the Seattle Mariners to do the honors in their home game against Tampa Bay Rays at the Safeco Field baseball park in Seattle.
Sharma is enjoying his time with his wife Ritika Sajdeh for a company as well. The duo even posted a selfie on Twitter afterward.
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“Great fun throwing the first pitch for @Mariners with my lady by my side,” Rohit wrote on Twitter.
Great fun throwing the first pitch for @Mariners with my lady by my side 😁 @SafecoField pic.twitter.com/jlLnQfhTWY
— Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) June 4, 2018
As for the pitch itself, Rohit missed his mark a little and threw wide of the catcher who failed to gather the ball.
Indian cricketer @ImRo45 throwing the ceremonial ‘First pitch’ at a baseball game between the Seattle @Mariners and Tampa Bay @RaysBaseball, earlier today. #GoMariners @BCCI pic.twitter.com/yIm77kda1H
— Parthiv Haldipur (@parthivhaldipur) June 3, 2018
The celebrity throw-down is a ritual where a guest of honor is invited to throw out the first pitch to mark the start of the game. The Mumbaikar is currently on a three-city US tour. He will be visiting San Francisco/Bay Area, Seattle, and Los Angeles and will participate in some cricket clinics and will meet and greet the fans.
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Recently, Rohit was dropped from the Test squad for the one-off Test versus Afghanistan. However, he isn’t too worried by the exclusion from the national Test squad and said that nothing changes for him. He said, “Nothing changes for me. I don’t want to change anything. I want to keep things simple. What has happened has happened. There is a right time for everything.”
