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1. ceremonial first pitchBaseball
Wikipedia definition
2. Ceremonial first pitchThe ceremonial first ball is a longstanding ritual of American baseball in which a guest of honor throws a ball to mark the end of pregame festivities and the start of the game. Originally, the guest threw a ball from his/her place in the grandstand to the pitcher or catcher of the home team. At some point, this morphed into the guest standing in front of the pitcher's mound and throwing towards home plate, though sometimes he or she may stand on the mound (as a pitcher would).
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