(Huffington Post) — Michelle Obama broke out her sneakers on Tuesday at Camden Yards in Baltimore where she hosted a “Let’s Move” event in conjunction with the local Boys and Girls Club of America and the Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program. She pitched and caught, and hung out with kids and some MLB players.
First lady Michelle Obama showed off her throwing arm Tuesday after making a pitch to Major League Baseball to help her fight childhood obesity.
She announced that MLB and the MLB Players Association will team with the White House in the Let’s Move campaign, which promotes exercise and healthy eating for America’s youth.
“To the entire MLB Players Association and all 30 players who agreed to be part of the public service advertising campaigns, it just means so much to these kids to see you guys joining in this,” Obama said at Oriole Park at Camden yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles. “Your voice means so much more to them than anything we could say.”
After the formalities, dressed casually in a print top, white pants and sneakers, Obama joined members of the Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays in a clinic for kids from local baseball teams. Obama participated in all three stations for about a half-hour, playing catch, throwing grounders and shouting encouragement to the children.
Obama showed she knows her way around a baseball field.
Before the session, she threw a few pitches in the bullpen to Tampa Bay ace David Price and was clearly pleased with her performance. Then, after joining the kids on the field, Obama displayed her defensive prowess, deftly deflecting a high throw from one of the youngsters that was headed toward her face.
Price said the first lady’s pitching arm isn’t bad.
“She tried her own conventional grip and didn’t really throw it where she was trying to,” Price said. “Then she tried the four-seam grip, which we’re all teaching, and she threw it much better. She did well.”
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