ceremonial first pitch

English

Ceremonial first pitch of Nippon Professional Baseball (2009).

Noun

ceremonial first pitch (uncountable)

1. An event that signals the start of a baseball. In an event held just before the game starts, a guest acts as the pitcher and throws the ball to the catcher.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 開球儀式／开球仪式 (kāiqiúyíshì)

• French: lancer protocolaire
• Japanese: 始球式 (ja) (しきゅうしき, shikyūshiki)
• Korean: 시구식 (sigusik)

Further reading

• ceremonial first pitch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia