Current:Home > ScamsLook: Olympic medalist Simone Biles throws out first pitch at Houston Astros MLB game -ChatGPT
Look: Olympic medalist Simone Biles throws out first pitch at Houston Astros MLB game
View
Date:2025-04-26 10:47:50
Simone Biles is very familiar with winning medals at the Olympics.
However, the 11-time Olympic medalist is also growing familiar with the MLB pitching mound. On Friday, Biles threw out the first pitch ahead of the Houston Astros' game against the Kansas City Royals. Biles, who grew up in Spring, Texas, in the Houston metropolitan area, was among the Houston-area Olympians honored Friday. However, she got another opportunity to throw out a first pitch.
Sporting a light-blue Houston hat, a navy blue Astros jersey with the number 24 on the back, and white boots, Biles fired a ball over the plate at Minute Maid Park. It was a straight-up first pitch, without any gymnastics moves, as she had previously done when throwing out a first pitch. She did, however, stick the landing.
The seven-time gold medalist had thrown out the first pitch in 2016 and 2019. Biles has also been spotted on the sideline at Chicago Bears' preseason games, rooting on husband Jonathan Owens.
REQUIRED READING:Patrick Mahomes: Taylor Swift is so interested in football that she's 'drawing up plays'
Follow every MLB game: Latest MLB scores, stats, schedules and standings.
Simone Biles' prior first pitches
Ahead of a game against the Seattle Mariners, Biles performed a flip before firing off a pitch to home plate.
Ahead of Game 2 of the 2019 World Series, Biles pulled a twisting somersault and backflip in front of the mound before grabbing a ball and firing it to home plate.
veryGood! (4145)
Related
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Arizona house fire tragedy: 5 kids dead after dad left to shop for Christmas gifts, food
- The Emmy Awards: A guide to how to watch, who you’ll see, and why it all has taken so long
- American consumers are feeling much more confident as holiday shopping season peaks
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Southwest will pay a $140 million fine for its meltdown during the 2022 holidays
- Huntley crowned 'The Voice' Season 24 winner: Watch his finale performance
- Still shopping for the little ones? Here are 10 kids' books we loved this year
- Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
- Counselors get probation for role in teen’s death at a now-closed Michigan youth home
Ranking
- Friday the 13th luck? 13 past Mega Millions jackpot wins in December. See top 10 lottery prizes
- Party of Pakistan’s popular ex-premier Imran Khan says he’ll contest upcoming elections from prison
- A pro-peace Russian presidential hopeful submits documents to register as a candidate
- Plane breaks through thin ice on Minnesota ice fishing lake, 2 days after 35 anglers were rescued
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs controversial legislation to create slavery reparations commission
- Former Chelsea owner Abramovich loses legal action against EU sanctions
- Fact-checking 'Maestro': What's real, what's 'fudged' in Netflix's Leonard Bernstein film
Recommendation
Meet first time Grammy nominee Charley Crockett
Vice President Harris announces nationwide events focused on abortion
Robot dogs, e-tricycles and screen-free toys? The coolest gadgets of 2023 aren't all techy
Memo to Peyton Manning: The tush push is NOT banned in your son's youth football league
Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
DC is buzzing about a Senate sex scandal. What it says about the way we discuss gay sex.
Mega Millions winning numbers for Tuesday: Jackpot rises to $57 million
Indictment against high-ranking Hezbollah figure says he helped plan deadly 1994 Argentina bombing