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Hailey Dawson
Hailey Dawson (born March 2, 2010) is an American girl who is the first person to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball stadiums. Born with Poland syndrome, she is missing three fingers on her right hand and has an underdeveloped pinky and thumb. At age 5, she was fitted with a 3D-printed robotic hand by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, College of Engineering. She came to national prominence in 2017 when she expressed a desire to use her robotic hand to throw out the ceremonial first pitch in all 30 Major League Baseball parks. She completed her goal on September 16, 2018, with an appearance at Angel Stadium. She has also been honored with dropping the puck at a 2018 Vegas Golden Knights–Philadelphia Flyers hockey game. Biography Hailey Dawson was born in Henderson, Nevada, on March 2, 2010. Her father, Greg, is a corrections officer for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and her mother, Yong, is a photographer. She has an older bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oriole Park At Camden Yards
The Oriole Park at Camden Yards is a baseball stadium located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the home field of Major League Baseball's Baltimore Orioles, and the first of the Baseball park#Retro-classic ballparks, "retro" major league ballparks constructed during the 1990s and early 2000s. It was completed in 1992 to replace Memorial Stadium (Baltimore), Memorial Stadium. The stadium is in downtown Baltimore, a few blocks west of the Inner Harbor in the Camden Yards Sports Complex. History Construction Prior to Camden Yards, the predominant design trend of big league ballparks was the symmetrical "multi-purpose stadium". Memorial Stadium (Baltimore), Memorial Stadium, the Orioles' home since they moved from St. Louis in 1954, was an early example of such a design. In 1984 NFL season, 1984, the Baltimore Colts relocation to Indianapolis, Baltimore Colts moved to Indianapolis, in part because Baltimore and Maryland Government, Maryland officials refused to commit money for a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
