Baseball fans were heated on Thursday.
Haliey Welch, better known as the viral “Hawk Tuah Girl,” shared a post on social media following backlash over her first pitch at the New York Mets game on Thursday.ahead of the Mets's 7-6 loss to the Oakland Athletics, joining a long list of celebrities from Eli Manning toto do so. Welch, who was introduced to the crowd at Citi Field as a “viral sensation,” celebrated the exciting occasion with a chest bump with her friend afterward.
Hordes of heated fans immediately took to social media to complain about Welch's honor. Though the pitch itself was innocuous, Welch’s appearance at the game proved highly controversial given that her claim to fame arose from a racy comment she made in a viral video earlier in the summer. Welch responded to the heavy backlash with a post on X in which she explained why she attended the game in the first place and included a video.The main reason I went to the game was to spread awareness and donate to America’s vet dogs which pairs dogs with war veterans for a forever home ♾️"The main reason I went to the game was to spread awareness and donate to America’s vet dogs which pairs dogs with war veterans for a forever home.
After dropping two out of three games at home to the A’s, the Mets will look to turn things around in Friday’s game against the Miami Marlins. No word on who is throwing out the first pitch.Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020.
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