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White Sox 'first pitcher' and photographer discuss the throw that went sideways — and went viral: 'I don't know what happened, but something went wrong'

Even Mary Ruich wasn’t sure what she was doing Tuesday when she threw out the ceremonial first pitch seen ’round the world — the one that turned into a brushback pitch for White Sox photographer Darren Georgia.

“It looks like a knuckleball, but I actually thought I was right over that home plate,” said Ruich, who has worked as a server at Guaranteed Rate Field’s Huntington Bank Stadium Club bar since 2001. “I thought it was good.

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“I felt good, I felt great.