In a sense, it’s easy to understand why we often see some abysmal attempts at the ceremonial first pitch. You’re asking non-baseball players to throw a ball in front of a lot of people with no warmup. It’s tough.
But this wasn’t the first time DJ Steve Aoki had been in that situation, but it was the first time he absolutely airmailed a throw into the top netting at Fenway Park.
Well, we now know why the terrible throw happened the way it did. Aoki got some questionable pregame advice from Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes, and he took that advice to heart.
