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White Sox employee's 1st pitch nails photographer

CHICAGO -- A Chicago White Sox employee of the month got to throw out a first pitch. And, to put it mildly, she was just a little bit off target.

The rookie right-hander uncorked one of the most wayward first pitches ever when she plunked a team photographer standing close by, between the mound and the first-base line, before Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals.

The ball went right off Darren Georgia's lens, nowhere near the plate.

The woman covered her face with both hands and raised her arms. White Sox pitcher Evan Marshall, her intended catcher, put his hands over his head, then wrapped his left arm around her.