Lonzo Ball and Kenley Jansen swapped jerseys for the newest Laker's ceremonial first pitch
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On Friday, the Dodgers welcomed Los Angeles' newest sports star, Lonzo Ball, to Dodger Stadium ahead of their game with the Rockies. Ball, selected by the Lakers with the No. 2 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, is quite a big deal -- and as such, he was the toast of the town as he threw out a ceremonial first pitch.
Before that, though, Ball donned his own custom-fit Dodgers jersey, which admittedly looked incredibly slick (probably due to the surname "Ball" on the back of a baseball jersey):
Lest you be curious where Ball stands next to some of the Dodgers' tallest players, well, here he is with Kenley Jansen (who stands at a commanding 6-foot-5), Clayton Kershaw (6-foot-4) and Yasiel Puig (6-foot-2):
After the pregame photo-ops, it was time to warm up for the pitch (which, OK, facilitated another great image):
And the warmup:
As for the pitch itself, 19-year-old Lonzo stepped up and delivered a ... ball to Jansen -- who was still wearing his Magic Johnson Lakers jersey in his return to his former position behind the plate:
In all, a pretty grand debut for the future of the Lakers in front of thousands of his hometown fans.