MLB rumors: Orioles trade buzz, Angels shock manager candidate, Game 3 first pitch guests
- The Orioles could make some outfielder trades this winter
- Angels' new manager candidate is out of left field
- Who is throwing the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series?
By Kristen Wong
MLB rumors: Randy Johnson, Luis Gonzalez will throw ceremonial pitches in Game 3
For Game 3 of the World Series at Chase Field, Randy Johnson and Luis Gonzalez are set to throw the ceremonial first pitches.
Johnson, a Hall-of-Famer, has already been immortalized two ways: once for his 2001 World Series MVP-winning performance, and once this past Halloween weekend when people across the nation dressed up as him and a bird. The lefty infamously hit a bird on one of his pitches in a spring training game in 2001.
Gonzalez doesn't have a bird hit on his resume but he is considered a hero for his 2001 World Series outing when he bopped a one-out single at the bottom of the ninth to upset the Yankees.
Hall of Famer Randy Johnson, the 2001 World Series co-MVP, along with World Series hero Luis Gonzalez, are throwing out the ceremonial first pitches before Game 3 at Chase Field.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) October 29, 2023
The Diamondbacks-Rangers series is currently tied 1-1. Game 3 is scheduled for 8:03 p.m. ET.