Eleven minutes before the scheduled first pitch of the Pittsburgh Pirates' game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, left-handed relief pitcher Steven Brault took to the field for the national anthem.
Unlike the other times the former Orioles minor leaguer has done that since he's been in the major leagues, Brault didn't line up in front of the dugout with his teammates, his cap in hand on his heart.
“I think it went pretty well,” Brault said after singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the first time in the majors. “I was a little more nervous than I thought I would be leading into it.