John McEnroe throws one hell of a ceremonial first pitch

Heater down the middle, baby.
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Sam Laird
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Baseball's ceremonial first pitch tradition is most notable because we often see celebrities fail miserably.

John McEnroe is having none of that.

The 57-year-old tennis legend and native New Yorker threw out the ceremonial first pitch before a Mets-Yankees game this week. And. He. Killed. It.


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What a heater! Here's another look at McEnroe's fastball, this time with audio.

Cristiano Ronaldo he is not.

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Sam Laird

Sam Laird is Mashable's Senior Sports Reporter. He covers the wide, weird world of sports from all angles -- as well as occasional other topics -- from Mashable's San Francisco bureau. Before joining Mashable in November 2011, his freelance work appeared in publications including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Slam, and East Bay Express. Sam is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, and basketball and burritos take up most of his spare time. Follow him on Twitter @samcmlaird.

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