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Apr 7, 2009 4:39 pm US/Eastern
Kennedy Throws Red Sox First Pitch
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Kennedy throws out the first pitch as fans cheered him on.
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Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park at this year's opening game.
Kennedy, who is being treated for a malignant brain tumor, tossed the ceremonial pitch before Tuesday's season opener between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.
"It's the thrill of a lifetime," Kennedy said of throwing out the first pitch. "I wasn't born when my grandfather, Mayor Honey Fitz, threw out Fenway Parks first-ever pitch at its 1912 opener, but I know how proud he was to be a loyal member of the famous Royal Rooters and to be a part of Red Sox history that day."
With fans cheering, Kennedy was driven onto the field by newly elected Hall of Famer Jim Rice in a golf cart.
Standing just in front of the pitching rubber, Kennedy bounced the ball in front of Rice, who was standing about five feet in front of the mound. Then Kennedy threw another pitch that the former Red Sox left fielder caught on a fly.
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