Newsday · May 20, 2018
Pat Shurmur throws out first pitch at Mets game
Pat Shurmur took a timeout Sunday before Monday’s kickoff of Giants OTAs to throw out the first pitch before the Mets-Diamondbacks game at Citi Field. The 53-year-old lefty wore a No. 60 Mets jersey. His throw came in on one hop and was wide right.
Big Blue’s new head coach threw up his hands sheepishly. But he was just happy to be here.
“This is a thrill for me,” said Shurmur, a Michigan native and former Michigan State offensive lineman who was wearing his old football number. “I’m a big baseball fan. I played baseball all the way until I went to college. I actually intended to play in college. I had an injury. But as a kid, I used to go to six to eight Tigers games a year.”
