NEW YORK – Victor Wembanyama received the complete Yankee Stadium experience, riding the subway from Manhattan to the Bronx to toss the ceremonial first pitch before Tuesday’s Yankees game against the Mariners.

Next stop: the likely No. 1 pick in Thursday's NBA Draft, which belongs to the San Antonio Spurs.

Dressed in a New York Black Yankees jersey, the 7-foot-4 French teenager, popularly known as "Wemby," shook hands with general manager Brian Cashman and posed for a photo with catcher Jose Trevino as the Yanks wrapped batting practice.

He briefly swung a bat as some of the Mariners looked on, and a baseball looked more like a ping-pong ball in his massive mitt.

“[Yankee Stadium] looks great, especially the location in the city,” Wembanyama told the YES Network. “I came here with the subway, with the train. It was a really nice experience.”

One of the most celebrated basketball prospects in recent memory, Wembanyama generated a few awestruck stares from his fellow straphangers. He bounced his throw past Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt, then zipped a souvenir at high velocity into the seats, a gesture that prompted an incredulous reaction from manager Aaron Boone.

"Obviously, he made it an interesting one," Schmidt said. "I asked him if he'd ever played baseball before, and he said, 'No, this is my first time holding a baseball.' I'm assuming it's pretty hard to throw a baseball, especially when you have those big hands. I asked him how he liked New York, and he said it was a lot like the movies. So I said, 'I agree with you.'"

A player who has garnered praise from no less an authority than LeBron James, who referred to the 19-year-old as an “alien” for his otherworldly talent, Wembanyama averaged more than 20 points and 10 rebounds per game for Metropolitans 92 in France’s LNB Pro A last season.

“Everything is going so fast,” Wembanyama said. “I just landed yesterday from France. I just feel extremely lucky to be here.”