As far as first pitches go, Shawn Johnson’s has to be one of the more memorable ones.
No, it’s not because she sailed one wide like 50 Cent or failed to make it anywhere close to home plate like Carly Rae Jepsen. Instead, the gymnast’s first pitch was memorable for what happened after the actual throw.
As the Olympic gold-medalist walked off the field after the first pitch Friday afternoon, her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs long-snapper Andrew East, got down on one knee and proposed at Wrigley Field.
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