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SALT LAKE CITY — Three more fun stories from the world of sports in today's From Left Field!
First pitch ... ouch.
Jordan Leandre had the honor of throwing out the first pitch before Wednesday night's Red Sox game, but let his pitch get away from him a little bit. And well, these results look painful.
The pitch hit photographer Tony Capobianco, who tweeted out this photo of one of his worst moments:
Rudy Gobert's message
During an interview with HoopsHype's Alex Kennedy about the Jazz's offseason, Rudy Gobert had a message for Jazz fans:
Kennedy didn't even mention social media, but he's still looking out for those Twitter, Instagram and Facebook denizens.
Training camp begins Sept. 25.
Wacky box score
The New York Mets had an infielder shortage last night, with two out due to injury. So they had catcher Travis d'Arnaud play third base. So far, so reasonable.
But then manager Terry Collins decided that it would be best to keep d'Arnaud away from as many plays as possible. So if a left-handed hitter was at the plate — someone more likely to send the ball to the third-base side — he switched d'Arnaud with second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera.
So the box score ended up like this:
That's not something you see every day.
