Stephen A. Smith Booed for Bouncing Ceremonial First Pitch at Yankee Stadium
- Stephen A. Smith threw out the first pitch at a Yankees game and it bounced well short of the plate, drawing boos from the crowd.
- Smith later called his pitch a "choke job" and joked that it was a "changeup."
- Smith's colleagues at ESPN mocked his poor first pitch on social media by comparing it to other bad first pitches.
- Despite his disappointing first pitch, Smith took it in stride and acknowledged feeling nervous on the mound.
- The Yankees went on to defeat the Blue Jays 5-3 in the game Smith threw the first pitch for.