Karl-Anthony Towns throws out first pitch at Yankees game

Before he was a star at Kentucky, the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, and an NBA All-Star, Karl-Anthony Towns was a multi-sport athlete in New Jersey, playing basketball, baseball, and golf. Last night, Towns — a lifelong New York Yankees fan — got to live out a childhood dream by throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium. Because Karl is Karl, it was a strike.
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During batting practice, Karl talked about his Yankees fandom with YES Network’s Meredith Marakovits and said baseball was his first love. That’s in part because his mother Jackie, who was from the Dominican Republic, loved baseball and encouraged him to play as a kid. Eventually, as he said in the interview, life took him down a different path, but his passion for the sport still remains.
The Yankees went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5.
Why is this interesting, other than we love Karl? There are rumors about a potential trade between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the New York Knicks for the three-time NBA All-Star. In his eighth season in the league, Karl averaged 20.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 4.8 assists, missing 51 games due to a Grade 3 calf strain. He’s still under contract through the 2027-28 season, but something to keep an eye on, if not this offseason then next.




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