Photo: Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/GettyHe’s sticking to his day job.Steve Aokithrew out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox game on Monday night, before the team faced the Houston Astros at Fenway Park. Unfortunately for the"Save Me"DJ, the pitch wasn’t exactly on target.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Aoki’s haywire throw quickly drew comparisons to50 Cent’s now-infamous 2014 first pitchat Citi Field, with some teasing that the 44-year-old’s attempt has de-throned the rapper.“Steve Aoki just one upped 50 Cent for the worst pitch of all time,” Barstool Sportstweeted.Teased another Twitter user, “Steve Aoki threw out maybe one of the worst first pitches I’ve ever seen.“But the chart-topping artist is in on the joke and laughing off his (lack of) baseball skills.Aoki posted aYouTubevideo titled “My FAILED 1st Pitch for Boston Red Sox,” taking his 3 million subscribers along for his day at Fenway Park.“The last two times I tried it, I never made it to the home plate,” Aoki explained in the video before throwing the pitch.The Fenway Park pitch wasn’t the first time Aoki opened an MLB game. In 2015, the Los Angeles Dodgers invited him to perform andthrow their first pitchwhen they played the Colorado Rockies.
Photo: Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty
He’s sticking to his day job.Steve Aokithrew out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox game on Monday night, before the team faced the Houston Astros at Fenway Park. Unfortunately for the"Save Me"DJ, the pitch wasn’t exactly on target.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Aoki’s haywire throw quickly drew comparisons to50 Cent’s now-infamous 2014 first pitchat Citi Field, with some teasing that the 44-year-old’s attempt has de-throned the rapper.“Steve Aoki just one upped 50 Cent for the worst pitch of all time,” Barstool Sportstweeted.Teased another Twitter user, “Steve Aoki threw out maybe one of the worst first pitches I’ve ever seen.“But the chart-topping artist is in on the joke and laughing off his (lack of) baseball skills.Aoki posted aYouTubevideo titled “My FAILED 1st Pitch for Boston Red Sox,” taking his 3 million subscribers along for his day at Fenway Park.“The last two times I tried it, I never made it to the home plate,” Aoki explained in the video before throwing the pitch.The Fenway Park pitch wasn’t the first time Aoki opened an MLB game. In 2015, the Los Angeles Dodgers invited him to perform andthrow their first pitchwhen they played the Colorado Rockies.
He’s sticking to his day job.
Steve Aokithrew out the first pitch at the Boston Red Sox game on Monday night, before the team faced the Houston Astros at Fenway Park. Unfortunately for the"Save Me"DJ, the pitch wasn’t exactly on target.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Aoki’s haywire throw quickly drew comparisons to50 Cent’s now-infamous 2014 first pitchat Citi Field, with some teasing that the 44-year-old’s attempt has de-throned the rapper.
“Steve Aoki just one upped 50 Cent for the worst pitch of all time,” Barstool Sportstweeted.
Teased another Twitter user, “Steve Aoki threw out maybe one of the worst first pitches I’ve ever seen.”
But the chart-topping artist is in on the joke and laughing off his (lack of) baseball skills.
Aoki posted aYouTubevideo titled “My FAILED 1st Pitch for Boston Red Sox,” taking his 3 million subscribers along for his day at Fenway Park.
“The last two times I tried it, I never made it to the home plate,” Aoki explained in the video before throwing the pitch.
The Fenway Park pitch wasn’t the first time Aoki opened an MLB game. In 2015, the Los Angeles Dodgers invited him to perform andthrow their first pitchwhen they played the Colorado Rockies.
source: people.com
