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World Service,7 mins

Baseball fan born without arms throws pitch at every MLB stadium

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Tom Willis was born without arms, but that hasn鈥檛 stopped him from throwing a ceremonial pitch at all 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums with his feet. It鈥檚 a journey that started in San Diego in 2008 and has taken him to baseball stadium across the USA over a 15 year period before he threw his final pitch at the home of the Los Angeles Angels in October 2023. His philosophy is "I want people to focus on what I can do, rather than what I can't鈥 and he spoke to Sportshour鈥檚 Caroline Barker about his 鈥楶itch for Awareness鈥 national tour. Image: Tom Willis throws the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 in New York, New York. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

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