Dr. Anthony Fauci's First Pitch Was An Instant Classic

The 79-year-old Fauci, sporting a Washington Nationals mask, got some grief online for his Opening Day first pitch.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was fittingly selected to throw out the first pitch of the MLB season after it was delayed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Unfortunately, it was a wild pitch.

Just a bit outside Dr. Fauci 🤣 #OpeningDay https://t.co/FGATQKT6PY

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 23, 2020

You have to give the 79-year-old credit for trying to throw from the mound, rather than the grass as many do. Nevertheless, there were many jokes to be had.

Fauci finally flattened the curve pic.twitter.com/I0zUwbl6OH

— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) July 23, 2020

A socially distant first pitch.

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 23, 2020

Anthony Fauci, First Pitch (with tail). pic.twitter.com/PEKiLzCnN2

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 23, 2020

Dr. Fauci will NEVER live down that trip to the mound. Never ever.

— Mike Francesa (@MikeFrancesa) July 23, 2020

There were some who were a bit more forgiving, though.

Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch was a little outside but we will forgive him because he has been a busy man pic.twitter.com/YiAVAowwiL

— Antwan V. Staley (@antwanstaley) July 23, 2020

NOBODY MAKE FUN OF FAUCI'S PITCH HE DID HIS BEST

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) July 23, 2020

President Trump was featured in a pregame segment for an interview with Hall of Famer Mariano Rivera. Word will certainly get back to the Yankees fan-in-chief about Fauci's first pitch. What will he think about it?

Aw, who are we kidding?