Prior to the Royals-Red Sox game at Fenway Park on Friday night (KC-BOS GameTracker), medal-winning Olympic gymnast and Needham, Mass., native Aly Raisman was on hand to throw out the first pitch. First, though, you'll see that Ms. Raisman needed someone to hold all those medals while she undertook said first pitch. Fortunately, David Ortiz was nearby and not doing anything else ...

The weight of glory? 'Tis heavy, especially on the neck. Anyhow, the pitch in question ...

All right, less than ideal, but as ever Olympic medalists get a generous zone. Strike, we'll call it.