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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Courts - "MLB savior and judge Sotomayor to throw out ceremonial pitch" [More]
This story today in USA Today, complete with photo. From Joan Biskupic's story:
WASHINGTON — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who grew up in the Bronx and is a longtime New York Yankees fan, will throw out the first pitch Saturday before their game against the Boston Red Sox.[More] Tony Mauro of The blog of Legal Times adds this interesting information.Sotomayor, 55, will not be the first Supreme Court justice to throw a ceremonial pitch but she will be the first one who previously was dubbed "the judge who saved baseball." * * *
For weeks she has known about the first-pitch honor and has been practicing for her moment at the start of Saturday's game between the two fierce rivals. Born of Puerto Rican parents, she grew up in a housing project not far from Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees chose Sotomayor for the honor as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. The team selected Panama President Ricardo Martinelli to throw the first ball in the Friday game against the Red Sox. "Having Justice Sotomayor, a South Bronx native, participate in our yearly Hispanic Heritage celebration is very exciting, as she is an inspiration to so many," Manuel Garcia, Yankees director of Latino Affairs, said in a prepared statement. "We are proud to welcome her and President Martinelli to our new home."
Other justices have been tapped over the years for first-pitch honors. Samuel Alito, who joined the court in January 2006 and is a die-hard Philadelphia Phillies fan, threw out a first pitch at a Phillies game in summer 2006. A year earlier, Justice John Paul Stevens, a Chicago native who has been on the court since 1975, fired the first pitch at a Cubs game.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 23, 2009 10:49 AM
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