US EditionJack Hughes and Aerin Frankel Take the Olympic Gold Medal Tour to Yankee Stadium
The gold medalists joined a post-Olympics victory lap, with Hughes saying he threw 50 practice pitches before the ceremony.
- On Friday, U.S. Olympic gold medalists Jack Hughes and Aerin Frankel threw ceremonial first pitches at Yankee Stadium before the New York Yankees' home opener against the Miami Marlins.
- The appearance capped a victory lap for the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams following their historic double-medal sweep at the Milan Cortina Games.
- Hughes, the New Jersey Devils' star for seven years, threw 50 pitches in Dallas last week to prepare; Westchester County native Frankel grew up a Yankees fan, calling the moment "cool."
- Teammate Jake Oettinger also threw a first pitch Friday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, joking he is "fresh as a daisy" with NHL playoffs approaching.
- Hughes and Frankel appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" as part of their victory lap, cementing the historic Milan double-gold as a defining moment for U.S. hockey.
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