Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday his wild first pitch before MLB's season-opening game between the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals last week came from a combination of a long layoff from throwing a baseball and limited preparation.
Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discussed the experience with Pablo Torre on the ESPN Daily podcast (h/t TMZ Sports).
"I had been practicing for two days before, at a walk down that I thought was 60 feet, but it was really probably 45 feet," he said.