Rapper 50 Cent took the mound Friday night at Houston’s Daikin Park for another ceremonial first pitch.
The Queens native joined the exhibition baseball team for their sold-out Houston show. The team plays a fast-paced version called Banana Ball. Before throwing the pitch, 50 Cent performed his hit song “In da Club” with players dancing beside him. They’re wrapping up their 2025 world tour this month. The 40-city tour includes 17 MLB ballparks and three NFL stadiums. More than 2 million fans have watched their 115 games so far.
50 Cent’s latest pitch brought back memories of his infamous 2014 moment. On May 27, 2014, at Citi Field, the rapper threw what many call the worst ceremonial first pitch in baseball history. The 2014 incident became a viral sensation. Every bad celebrity first pitch since gets compared to 50 Cent’s throw.
The rapper later joked about it in a Reddit AMA. He said the horrible pitch was because of “a skeletal muscle injury on my left shoulder from excessive masturbation.”
Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen called it “juusst a bit outside,” copying Bob Uecker’s famous line from the movie Major League. The phrase stuck. The 2014 incident became a viral sensation. Every bad celebrity first pitch since gets compared to 50 Cent’s throw. The rapper later joked about it in a Reddit AMA. He said the horrible pitch was because of “a skeletal muscle injury on my left shoulder from excessive masturbation.”
Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen called it “juusst a bit outside,” copying Bob Uecker’s famous line from the movie Major League. The phrase stuck. 50 Cent took the criticism well. “If I throw a strike, nobody talks about it. If I hit the cameraman, we on CNN all day,” he told MLB Network.