Victor Wembanyama throws out ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium ahead of NBA draft

21.06.2023 - 01:21 arabnews.com

NEW YORK: Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-plus French player expected to be taken by San Antonio with the first pick in the NBA draft this week, threw out a wild ceremonial first pitch before the New York Yankees played the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

He wore a pinstriped jersey with “New York” across the chest rather than the traditional interlocking “NY,” and he had Joe DiMaggio’s No.

5 on the back. Standing on the rubber, he fired the ball in the dirt, well wide of the plate to the first-base side. The 19-year-old spent this past season with Metropolitans 92 in the French league.

The NBA lists his height as 7-4. He has said 7-3 and some Internet sites show 7-5. The NBA draft is Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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