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Simone Biles adds a twist to the ceremonial pitch for Game 2 of the World Series

Bret Gibson
Bret Gibson
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Gymnast Simone Biles is handed the ceremonial first pitch ball before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston.
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Gymnast Simone Biles does a flip before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston.
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Gymnast Simone Biles does a flip before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston.
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Gymnast Simone Biles does a flip before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston.
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Gymnast Simone Biles does a flip before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston.
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Gymnast Simone Biles does a flip before throwing the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston.
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Gymnast Simone Biles greets Houston Astros center fielder Jake Marisnick after throwing the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the baseball World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, in Houston.

Her toss will never go down in history, but her windup? The judges gave it 10s.

Gymnast Simone Biles threw out the ceremonial first pitch for Game 2 of the World Series but what made it notable was her twisting backflip before the gold medal olympian threw to the plate.

Biles, who resides in Houston, fired up the Minute Maid Park crowd with her toss.

The Associated Press reported that fans were still standing when Justin Verlander threw the first pitch to Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner.

Biles won five gold medals earlier this month at the Gymnastics World Championships in Germany. By many accounts, she’ll be the face of the United States for the Olympics next year in Tokyo.

Bret Gibson is a TribLive digital producer. A South Hills resident, he started working for the Trib in 1998. He can be reached at bgibson@triblive.com.

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