Dolores Naponse, a residential school survivor, will throw the ceremonial first pitch at Friday's Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Boston Red Sox.
Dolores Naponse, 72, of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek near Sudbury, Ont., was asked by the Toronto Blue Jays and the Jays Care Foundation to throw the ceremonial first pitch at Friday's game against the Boston Red Sox.Dolores Naponse is a little worried about how far she's going to have to throw her "baby pitch."
That's how Naponse is involved. Her grandsons Jeffrey and Keewehtn played baseball on one of the teams this past year. The Indigenous Rookie League encourages participants to focus less on the skill level and more on getting their community engaged. Naponse said she's nervous about throwing the ball during the ceremonial pitch and admits she asked organizers how far she'll have to throw the ball.news release
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