Comstock Park, Michigan – The ceremonial first pitch at a West Michigan Whitecaps baseball game was full of surprises.
Not only was Friday’s pitch thrown by an elephant, but the ball went straight to catcher Chris Robinson’s mitt.
Fans and players cheered the 2,7m tall, four-ton African elephant named Laura after she flipped the ball high and wide.
"I’ve never caught an elephant before," Robinson told The Grand Rapids Press. "She had pretty good life on her fastball. It tailed a little bit."
A donkey was reportedly on tap for Saturday’s game, but kept shorthopping the catcher during warmups.
