Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-plus French participant anticipated to be taken via San Antonio with the 1st pick out within the NBA draft this week, threw out a wild ceremonial first pitch sooner than the New York Yankees performed the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night time.
He wore a pinstriped jersey with “New York” around the chest relatively than the normal interlocking “NY,” and he had Joe DiMaggio’s No. 5 at the again. Status at the rubber, he fired the ball within the grime, neatly broad of the plate to the first-base facet.
The nineteen-year-old spent this previous season with Metropolitans 92 within the French league. The NBA lists his peak as 7-4. He has mentioned 7-3 and a few web websites display 7-5.
The NBA draft is Thursday at Barclays Heart in Brooklyn.
Reporting via The Related Press.
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