Who throws the ceremonial first pitch in Game 5 of the MLB World Series?

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Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of the 2024 World Series, which on 27 MLB champs continue their bid to stay alive against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Yankees still alive after Game 4 triumph

In Game 4 yesterday, The Yankees avoided elimination by beat the Dodgers 11-4 in New York and cut Los Angeles’ series lead to 3-1. However, the Dodgers remain one win away from winning the best-of-seven championship race and will get their second chance to claim the Commissioner’s Trophy when the teams square off again at Yankee Stadium tonight.

The Yankees are trying to extract the unprecedented; no team in the 121-year history of the World Series has come back from 3-0 down to be crowned MLB champions.

Who is Hideki Matsui?

Matsui spent 10 seasons in the MLB between 2003 and 2012, enjoying the crowning glory of his North American career with the Yankees. In 2009, the designated hitter starred to New York when the franchise won its most recent championshipand beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in the World Series. Matsui, nicknamed “Godzilla”, won the World Series MVP award.

A two-time All-Star, Matsui also played for the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays in the MLB. Before moving to the United States, he was a three-time Japanese champion with the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league, winning the Japan Series MVP award in 2000.

Dodgers vs Yankees: start time, how to watch

To be played today, Wednesday 30 October, Game 5 of the 2024 MLB World Series is scheduled to begin at 8:08 PM ET/5:08 PM PT. Viewers in the US will be able to watch the clash on FOX. If you don’t have cable, you can tune in to FOX’s coverage on the online platform fubo, which offers a free introductory trial.

Enjoy Game 5 of the World Series on fubo.

You also have the option to follow AS USA’s live text commentary of Dodgers vs. Yankees. Jeff May will bring you all the action tonight in the Big Apple.

As the Yankees chase a record-extending 28th World Series title, The Dodgers are aiming to win the eighth MLB championship in their historyand their first since 2020. If New York manages to take the series to a Game 6, it will be played at Dodger Stadium on Friday, November 1 at 8:08 PM ET/5:08 PM PT.