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
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