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Zach Ertz Bounced the First Pitch at the Phillies Game

By Kyle Pagan

Published: May 8th, 2023 · 10:58 AM EDT

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Zach Ertz was in town over the weekend to throw out the first pitch before the Phillies game with his wife, Julie. Tragedy ensued:

Zach and Julie Ertz threw tonight's ceremonial first pitch in Philly 👏👀@NFLonFOX | @FOXSoccer pic.twitter.com/itiWLrAPmf

— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) May 7, 2023

Sir. Zach Ertz bounced it:

This makes no sense. How do you bounce a first pitch when you play a sport with your hands and your wife, who plays a sport with her feet, throws a strike? It has to mean that once you leave Philadelphia your athletic career just turns to shit. Jason Peters, Ben Simmons, and Carson Wentz. There are dozens that haven’t rebounded since being shipped out of Philly!

Zac was a great sport about it and JJ Watt even tried to get it wiped from the internet:

 

What happened between these two pictures really doesn’t matter!! Great time seeing everyone again @Phillies! pic.twitter.com/9J7xceLMgL

— Zach Ertz (@ZERTZ_86) May 7, 2023

We have to get this scrubbed from the internet ASAP @ZERTZ_86

We cannot have people with lots of followers retweeting and sharing this.

Have you ever thrown a baseball before?! https://t.co/oSSFhMr4u3

— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) May 7, 2023