When Rob Gronkowski threw out the first pitch against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, it went exactly as you would expect from a game from the legendary New England Patriots tight end.
Everyone who saw him at the ballpark affectionately called him “Gronk,” and when he took the mound, those words were spelled out on the back of his custom Red Sox jersey. He wore the same number 87 on his back that he wore with the Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But instead of the typical throw to home plate with Red Sox players waiting to pitch, Gronkowski wanted to have his signature touchdown celebration.
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Rob Gronkowski, former New England Patriots tight end and 2024 Boston Marathon grand marshal, pregame ceremony before the Cleveland Guardians vs. Boston Red Sox game on April 15, 2024 (spiking the ball for the ceremonial first pitch) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Madi Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
Gronkowski raised his foot like a pitcher and started firing the ball to home plate, but decided to spike the ball into the pitcher’s mound instead. Before a game between the Sox and the Cleveland Guardians, he pumped his right fist into the air to face the roaring Boston crowd at Fenway Park.
Gronkowski was known for spiking the soccer ball when he scored a touchdown during his career, and his career resume includes 93 points in the regular season.Full highlights of him slamming the ball into the turf There is also a video.
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Quarterback Tom Brady, who tied Gronkowski for 105 touchdowns from the regular season to the playoffs over his illustrious career, wanted to give him the stamp of approval.
Rob Gronkowski, former New England Patriots tight end and 2024 Boston Marathon grand marshal, pregame ceremony before the Cleveland Guardians vs. Boston Red Sox game on April 15, 2024 (spiking the ball for the ceremonial first pitch) at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Madi Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
“I love seeing those Gronk spikes!!!!” Brady commented.
But that wasn’t Gronkowski’s only spike of the day, as he spiked a football at the finish line of the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday.
2024 former New England Patriots tight end before throwing out the first pitch during a pregame ceremony before a game against the Cleveland Guardians at Fenway Park on April 15, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. Rob Gronkowski, grand marshal of the Boston Marathon, reacts. (Madi Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
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Unfortunately, the ballgame’s energetic start didn’t last long for Sox fans, as the team lost 6-0 to the Guardians, falling to 9-8 on the year.
