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Washington Post
3 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
At Nats Park, a tradition continues and a ballpark becomes a ‘safe space'
Sasha Colby got the invite, then got to work. The first trans woman of color to win the reality TV competition 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Colby said she had been practicing for her ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park, and — as she toed the rubber Thursday — felt pretty good about her chances of throwing a strike. But it turned out there was a minor oversight in her preparation.
Washington Post
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Feted by school children, tossing out a first pitch: Former Israeli hostage grapples with celebrity
BOSTON — Three months after his release from Hamas captivity, Omer Shem Tov stood on the pitcher's mound at a Boston Red Sox game. Surrounded by supporters, he tossed out the first pitch, then raised his arms in celebration. His name flashed on the stadium billboard. The moment was emblematic of the new-found — and for Shem Tov, unsought and at times unsettling — celebrity the 22-year-old has found since his release from 505 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip.
