Dr. Fauci's Opening Pitch Is A Swing And A Miss According To Reactions on Twitter

Dr. Anthony Fauci tossed out the first pitch at Major League Baseball's opening day face-off between the Washington Nationals and the New York Yankees. Appropriately kicking off the bizarre evening, which featured cardboard spectators in the stands, Fauci's pitch was, um, a little outside.

Frankly, it's not that surprising. Dr. Fauci's hands have been tied up for the last few months, what with the global pandemic and all. Those don't usually leave a lot of room for practice.

Twitter user reacted in mass to mock Fauci's right-handed toss that landed nowhere near home plate, with jokes that were straight down the middle. Flatting the curve ball, socially distant pitches and an aversion to "catching" anything were all in play. Check out some of the best reactions from Twitter:

This is why Elementary school Physical Education is essential. #PhysEd https://t.co/UkGRewlkq3

— Chris Stewart (@ChrisStew17) July 24, 2020

how America handled the virus: https://t.co/r5TD0bADIM

— Ryan Greene 📷 (@RyanCBS4) July 23, 2020

Similar jokes also made their way to Reddit, where a post by jcepiano received more than 109,000 points in less than 24 hours.

Let's be real here, though. Everyone has a bad day sometimes:

In fairness, this man has 2 Cy Youngs. https://t.co/TTpaHuZ3PM pic.twitter.com/MlLZyYB2Pw

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) July 24, 2020