Former NFL star Taylor Lewan, co-host of the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast with Will Compton, had a ceremonial first pitch June 5 at a St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium that went viral because it was so far off target.

Lewan’s first pitch was a Mark Mallory-esque punchline, and Lewan poked fun at himself on social media.

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When video was shared of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow repeatedly missing a target with a baseball at Fanatics Fest NYC 2025, Lewan shared it via Twitter/X, with the caption, “Thank you Joe Burrow, thank you.”

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow attends Fanatics Fest NYC 2025

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow attends Fanatics Fest NYC 2025

It turns out that when you’re used to throwing a football all of the time, it doesn’t matter how athletic you are or how good you were at baseball when you were a kid. Burrow starred in football and basketball at Athens High School, but stopped playing baseball when he was younger.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Taylor Lewan: Joe Burrow Fanatics Fest baseball rivals bad first pitch