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Urban Meyer, Recovering From Appendix Removal, Hopes to Still Take on the Big Apple

As a young man, Urban Meyer dreamed of playing professional baseball, so it's no surprise that he's taking his chance at throwing out the first pitch under the lights of Yankee Stadium so seriously.

Two days after an unexpected appendectomy, Meyer told Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch that he still intends on giving it the ol' college try tonight at as the Yankees host the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05 p.m.

Recovering from Wednesday appendectomy, Urban Meyer just texted me he's "Gonna try" to throw out first pitch at Yankee game tonight ...

— Tim May (@TIM_MAYsports) May 8, 2015

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