Purdue star, NBA Draft prospect Zach Edey throws putrid first pitch at Cubs game

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Stick to basketball, Zach Edey.

The Purdue big man was invited to throw out the first pitch at Tuesday's Chicago Cubs game, and, well, it was not great.

Give him credit. The 7 feet, 4 inch star, rocking his No. 15 on the back of the royal blue pinstripes of the Northsiders, went to the rubber to fire off the pitch.

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NBA Draft prospect Zach Edey throws a ceremonial first pitch before the game between the Chicago Cubs and the San Diego Padres at Wrigley Field on May 6, 2024 in Chicago. (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Clark the Cub went behind the plate, so it was not like this had much of a chance of being stopped in the dirt. However, not even Johnny Bench, Yadier Molina or Pudge Rodriguez would have done much.

Edey came out of the stretch and came set, and his form looked halfway decent. It was just the result that was rough to see.

He yanked his pitch well into the left-hander's batters box, and it one-hopped into the brick-wall backstop.

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A video during the tournament actually went viral of a high-school-aged Edey throwing a bullpen session, so it explains why his mechanics seemed alright.

Thankfully for Edey, he is a back-to-back Naismith Award winner. In those two seasons with the Boilermakers (73 games), Edey averaged 23.8 points and 12.5 rebounds.

Purdue's Zach Edey, #15, celebrates the team's 77-71 win over Illinois, while Illinois' Coleman Hawkins, #33, walks off the court after an NCAA college basketball game on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in Champaign, Illinois. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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