Karl-Anthony Towns: 'I really wanted to be a professional baseball player'
Karl-Anthony Towns standing next to Aaron Judge was something to behold as he threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Tuesday's Yankees-Orioles game at Yankee Stadium.
"Beautiful. I've been a the old stadium. I had never been to the new one," Towns said in an interview with Yes Network. "Honored to be here with the Yankees. Lifelong Yankee fan. Gonna die being a Yankee fan."
While Towns's presence in New York lured thoughts of what life at Madison Square Garden could be like with Towns in a Knicks uniform, the focus, at least for a few minutes, was on the 7-footer's baseball skills.
"I love baseball. It was actually my first love. I really wanted to be a professional baseball player. I of course wanted to play for the Yankees," Towns said. "Life took me a different route. I'm not going to complain about how it went. It went pretty alright, so I'm happy."
"Lifelong Yankee fan, gonna die being a Yankee fan"
— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) May 23, 2023
–– Karl-Anthony Towns at Yankee Stadium where he threw out the first pitch pic.twitter.com/utbr4qjz2Y
Towns delivered a strike with his first pitch and he got to watch the Yankees win 6-5 in 10 innings. New York has won five straight and has gone 12-3 in their last 15 games.
Karl Anthony Towns with a nice first pitch strike! pic.twitter.com/gly82vZ3qu
— Madyson (@Majorleaguemadd) May 23, 2023
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