Yahoo Finance Conor McGregor's First Pitch Goes Viral For The Wrong Reason
Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor threw out a disastrous first pitch at Wrigley Field on Tuesday.
McGregor, dressed in a suit, sent the baseball hurtling high into the air ― and sideways — before the Chicago Cubs’ 9-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
Watch the pitch here:
Conor McGregor with an immediate all-time iconic first pitch 🎯💰pic.twitter.com/GGMHhYoOSc
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 21, 2021
Twitter users jabbed the UFC star, with some even joking it was worse than that time he tried to throw a football:
Think the Jags should give this guy a try at QB pic.twitter.com/UMttOXh82l
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) October 14, 2018
Check out some of the reactions here:
Folks I’m calling this as the worst first pitch in history. It’s so much worse than 50 cent, Chris Rock, or Baba Booey because he’s a professional athlete. https://t.co/xlevlFwaXR
— Prank Stallone (@theCJS) September 21, 2021
There was a second where I was like okay it doesn't look too bad! Then he threw the ball and.. my lord. https://t.co/QJhLWB3ZDj
— Brad (@BelievelandBrad) September 21, 2021
Worst ceremonial first pitch in #MLB history?
For me, this crushes 50 Cent. https://t.co/lxCCxnpgsY— Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) September 21, 2021
Top 5 worst-ever first pitch, easy https://t.co/bfj4yY0faQ
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) September 21, 2021
The DGAFness to throw the ball at that intent with no intentions of throwing a strike with the camera crew literally right in front of hit face is the DGAFness I can get behind. https://t.co/Ow8Ii4Orss
— KingofJUCO (@KingofJUCO) September 21, 2021
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
