Count Jason Pierre-Paul among those left inspired and moved by the courageous Hailey Dawson, a five-year-old Baltimore Orioles fan who threw out the ceremonial first pitch before her favorite team’s game on Monday.
Dawson, of Las Vegas, Nev., has Poland Syndrome, a a rare congenital disease that can cause “abnormalities of the hand, which often involve shortened fingers, partial fusion of the fingers, or both.” She threw out her first pitch utilizing an Orioles-themed prosthetic hand created by students at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas utilizing a 3-D printer.
Pierre-Paul, took to Instagram to post a photograph of Dawson, along which he added the following comment: “5-year-old Orioles fan with Poland Syndrome S/O to Hailey Dawson throws out first pitch using her robotic hand.