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- Updated: September 13, 2016
DETROIT — Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Comerica Park on Monday before the Tigers’ series opener against the Twins.
Shields, 21, is a native of Flint, Mich. This was the second time the Tigers have invited her to throw out the first pitch; the other time came in 2012 following her first gold medal in London at the age of 17.
Shields said that boxing was the only sport she ever really cared about growing up. She rarely watched TV, so she never had much of a connection to Detroit sports teams. Not until 2012, anyway.
“I’ve been a fan of the Detroit Tigers since 2012, when they invited me to throw out the first pitch, and now I’m here to throw out my second pitch,” Shields said.
Shields joked that throwing the first pitch is nothing compared to …
