Tom Hanks and ‘Cast Away’ pal Wilson throw first pitch at Cleveland game

threw the first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians’ opening day game at Progressive Field against the San Francisco Giants.The Oscar winner sported white and red Cleveland Guardians garb and had his trusty sidekick Wilson along with him to toss the first pitch to Larry Doby Jr.“Joining Tom, please welcome his former costar from the movie ‘Cast Away,'” said an announcer in a video of the game posted by the sports team on Twitter. “It’s Wilson, the volleyball!”Doby Jr.

is the son of the late Larry Doby. He played on the Cleveland team and was the first black sportsman in the American League.Once Hanks stepped up to the mound, he raised the blood-stained white volleyball over his head.