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As the Phillies continued their four-game series with the Atlanta Braves Friday night, Sixers rookie VJ Edgecombe was in attendance to throw out the first pitch. Whether he made it to the strike zone or not depends on the umpire. The Phillie Phanatic could have done a better job framing it if we’re being honest.
Throwing out the first pitch has become a tradition for high profile incomers for the Sixers. Ben Simmons, Tyrese Maxey, Nick Nurse and Jared McCain have all taken part in recent years. No word yet on if Johni Broome accompanied Edgecombe the same way Adem Bona was always seen hanging around McCain. He did get the chance to chop it up with some Phils such as Edmundo Sosa, Nick Castellanos and fellow No. 3 overall pick Alec Bohm.
Now, time for some old man complaints.
It’s also a bummer because this game is the Friday night game featured on Apple TV. The local NBC Sports Philadelphia broadcast is usually able to get those guys to spend an inning in the announce both. We were robbed of a live introduction for Edgecombe to John Kruk. What could have been.
Though he did get into some hijinks with the Phanatic, stealing the beloved mascot’s keys before returning them while talking to the Apple TV crew. Here a few other posts related to Edgecombe throwing out the first pitch.