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Sidney Crosby tosses strike as Penguins bring Stanley Cup to PNC Park

Post Gazette | June 13, 2017

Related Topics: Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, PNC Park, Ceremonial first pitch, Pittsburgh Penguins, Jerry Meals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Umpire (baseball)

The Stanley Cup’s tour around Pittsburgh included a stop Tuesday night at PNC Park.

Roughly 48 hours after winning back-to-back championships, a number of players hauled the Cup onto the field, where they were honored before the Pirates took on the Rockies. Captain Sidney Crosby threw out the ceremonial first pitch, a relatively accurate toss which home plate umpire Jerry Meals — a Butler native — called a strike.

Here’s Sidney Crosby, with his teammates behind him and the Stanley Cup at PNC park, throwing a pretty good pitch. pic.twitter.com/hM9fRoEEeO

— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) June 13, 2017

Many of the players wore yellow Pirates jerseys with the Pittsburgh area code, 412, as the number.

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