For the foreseeable future, the Knicks are New York‘s team. It’s not surprising, then, that the Yankees want to get a piece of that action.
The ballclub announced Wednesday, June 17 that NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson and teammate Josh Hart will throw out the first pitches at that night’s game against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium.
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The ceremonial tosses will come a little more than 12 hours before the Knicks will be feted with a parade through Lower Manhattan’s so-called “Canyon of Heroes,” proceeding north on Broadway to City Hall.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson talks to Aaron Judge before a 2024 game at Yankee Stadium.
Brunson averaged 32.8 points during the Finals as the Knicks won 15 of their last 16 playoff games, losing only Game 3 against San Antonio at Madison Square Garden. Brunson has pulled off first pitch duty in the Bronx as recently as 2024.
Brunson, Hart and Mikal Bridges, famously, were teammates at Villanova during the late 2010s.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Knicks champs Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart to throw out Yankees first pitch
