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Here’s Alex Ovechkin throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at today’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and the LA Angels.

So the pitch itself is a relatively innocuous affair. It comes in a little high, but we can forgive Ovechkin for overshooting a little, can’t we? Lord knows Capitals fans do.

Pitching form aside, it wouldn’t be an Alex Ovechkin appearance without some sort of memorable or controversial moment, and we weren’t disappointed. That jersey Ovechkin’s wearing? Yeah, it sort of has a number eight on the back of it.

And that number sort of belongs to the great Cal Ripken Jr., and it’s sort of retired.

Take it away, Tony Harrison:

But before you get up in arms about the intersport jersey foul of the century, take a deep breath and consider a few calming points:

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