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Kyle Koster

FOUND: Shams charania provides immediate honest reaction to his first pitch at cubs game - You Need To See This

Shams Charania has nice velocity, spotty command. | Awful Announcing on X

ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania followed in the footsteps of so many celebrities and corporate leaders by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before Sunday's Philadelphia Phillies-Chicago Cubs game at Wrigley Field. And for someone whose job duties keep a phone in his right hand for most hours of the day, limiting available long toss time, he did pretty well. Decent enough that he will not be going viral for a hilariously bad effort.

Though Charania's pitch had respectable velocity, his command left a bit to be desired as his offering had way too much glove-side run. This lack of accuracy led to the reporter giving an immediate and accurate non-verbal assessment of the attempt.

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