No longer relying on her feet to make a living, US Soccer legend showed off her arm in Seattle on Wednesday by throwing out the first pitch before the Mariners' game against the visiting .After playing in her for the US national team on Sunday, the recent retiree donned a Mariners jacket, shiny red pleather pants and some striking sunglasses to for Wednesday's pre-game ceremony. And despite having a background in a different sport, Rapinoe still adhered to baseball superstition by hopping over the third-base foul line on her way to the mound.Unfortunately, her offering to Mariners pitcher George Kirby missed the plate by a foot or more, but it was still an improvement on her pervious effort in 2015, which was even further from the strike zone. Rapinoe also took the opportunity to take a selfie on the mound at T-Mobile Park and to play with one of the team's tridents, which have become a symbol for the Mariners in recent years.
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