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Casey Affleck calls throwing out the first pitch at Fenway a ‘bigger honor’ than winning an Oscar

As part of The Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon, actor Casey Affleck threw out the first pitch for the Red Sox-Cardinals game at Fenway Park on Tuesday.

Hometown boy Casey Affleck here at Fenway Park for @TheJimmyFund radio telethon! He's rocking a mustache. pic.twitter.com/NjKOK7zu78

— Kathryn Sotnik (@KatNBCBoston) August 15, 2017

The Cambridge native, who won an Academy Award for the his performance in Manchester by the Sea, told NBC Boston that he regarded his experience on the mound higher than his night at the Oscars.