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Young man throws out robotic first pitch at A's game from 1,800 miles away
Nick LeGrande made what is believed to be baseball history Wednesday night when the 13-year-old threw out a virtual ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees-Athletics game from an office in Kansas City — 1,800 miles from the Oakland Coliseum baseball mound.
The throw — which landed into the glove of A's reliever Ryan Cook — was made possible by a telerobotic pitching...
Kansas City teen throws 1st pitch via telerobot
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) From some 1,800 miles away in Kansas City, Mo., 13-year-old Nick LeGrande threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Yankees-Athletics game Wednesday night.
Into the glove of A's reliever Ryan Cook, in Oakland. It was all made possible by a telerobotic pitching machine, and is believed to be a baseball first when it comes to ceremonial first pitches...
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