Conor McGregor has been mocked online after he attempted to throw the opening pitch at Wrigley Field in Chicago, on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old UFC star, who is known for courting controversy, stepped up to the plate to throw the ceremonial pitch at the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins. It's safe to say this it did not go well.
McGregor rolled back his shoulders, before lobbing the ball. However, the ball didn't land in the catcher's glove... or anywhere near him for that matter. Instead, the ball flew right past to the right before hitting the barricade and coming back. Oops!
Watch the footage below:The footage, which has been viewed over four million times, was hilariously shared by FOX Sports. The publication mocked McGregor's attempt, saying it was an "immediate all-time iconic first pitch," with a target and bag of money emoji.
In a close-up of McGregor's throw, which has since been making the rounds on social media, the catcher, Patrick Wilson, smiles before the 33-year-old hurls the ball. Once it's in the air, Wilson looks very surprised as he follows the ball, which is massively off course.
Twitter users took to the platform to ridicule McGregor. One user wrote, "Hey mate your pitch landed as accurately as your thrown punches in your last few fights #washedupconor."
McGregor played off the gaffe. Speaking to The Mac Life after coming off the pitch, he chuckled, and called it "the most devastating first pitch ever seen in the iconic Wrigley Field."
When the reporter replied, "I say this pitch is a little high, you say it’s perfect," the Irish mixed martial artist said: "Well the venom is there, the power is there, it’s a little off accurate-wise but I’m on the one leg, you can see my base fully on the left leg that was just recently injured. I’m happy with that, I’ll take that on board."
"If you could measure the power, I don’t think there was much power difference between mine and them out there," he continued, referencing professional baseball players. "Just the accuracy was a little off.''
McGregor said that he only had two options: either to "lob it friendly" or to take the catcher "off his feet".
"For me [Wrigley Field] just feels like one big Irish pub with a field in the middle of it," he concluded.
