{"id":645343,"date":"2026-05-02T17:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/645343\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:32:14","slug":"the-miami-marlins-have-an-nfl-quarterback-first-pitch-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/645343\/","title":{"rendered":"The Miami Marlins have an NFL quarterback first pitch problem"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, folks, it would appear as though the Miami Marlins<\/a> are at it again.<\/p>\n

And, no, I\u2019m not talking about anything they\u2019ve done on the field (though with how they got everyone\u2019s hopes up to start the season only to come crashing back down to Earth deserves a separate article all on its own).<\/p>\n

I\u2019m speaking, of course about how the Fightin\u2019 Fish have invited yet another NFL<\/a> star to absolutely airmail his ceremonial first pitch, and this one is even worse than the last.<\/p>\n

FERNANDO MENDOZA, THE NO 1 PICK OF NFL DRAFT TO THE RAIDERS, TASKED WITH RETURNING A LEGACY FRANCHISE TO GLORY<\/a><\/p>\n

If you will recall, the Marlins brought the then-presumptive No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and South Florida native, Fernando Mendoza, out onto the mound to toss out a first pitch, and his efforts were roundly mocked online.<\/a><\/p>\n

Not terrible by layman\u2019s standards, but still a ball even if Wemby was in the batter\u2019s box.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t get me started on that form.<\/p>\n

\"Quarterback <\/p>\n

Quarterback Fernando Mendoza, selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders, attends a news conference at the Raiders Headquarters in Henderson, Nev., on April 24, 2026. (Ethan Miller\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Not to be outdone, the Marlins invited newly minted Dolphins starter, Malik Willis, to their series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night, and the intra-county signal caller said, “Hold my beer, Fernando.”<\/p>\n

Holy moly! I swear that throw gets worse every time I watch it.<\/p>\n

\"Green <\/p>\n

Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis throws a pass during the second quarter against the Baltimore Ravens at Lambeau Field on Dec. 27, 2025. (Kayla Wolf\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n

MLB BROADCASTER SAYS SHE CONTEMPLATED RELOCATING TO DIFFERENT COUNTRY AFTER ‘BOTCHED’ CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH<\/a><\/p>\n

Did Willis have money on throwing a ball as his first pitch? Or did he see a friend of his in the fifth row and try to send him a souvenir?<\/p>\n

Either way, this is a brutal look for Willis.<\/p>\n

And if you think my commentary is rough, wait until you see what the rest of the internet had to say when they saw this throw.<\/p>\n

Being a Dolphins and Marlins fan, this is rough on multiple counts for me.<\/p>\n

For my Marlins, it\u2019s a good microcosm of how the season has been going since they started 8-5 and were the toast of the town.<\/p>\n

MIAMI MARLINS MAY ACTUALLY BE CURSED<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Miami <\/p>\n

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara walks to the dugout before a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Miami on April 7, 2026. (Lynne Sladky\/AP)<\/p>\n

For my Dolphins, let\u2019s hope it\u2019s not a glimpse into how Willis will look under center this fall.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all good, though. I\u2019m sure no one will remember this anyway.<\/p>\n

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I mean, come on, it\u2019s not like anyone remembers 50 Cents’ awful first pitch at the Mets game in 2014.<\/p>\n

Oh, wait\u2026<\/p>\n

Austin Perry is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Well, folks, it would appear as though the Miami Marlins are at it again. And, no, I\u2019m not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":645344,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,1233,1188,591,593,300794,85],"class_list":["post-645343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-miami-dolphins","tag-miami-marlins","tag-mlb","tag-nfl","tag-outkick-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645343"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/645343\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/645344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=645343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=645343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}