Saquon Barkley made a trip home to the Bronx to throw out the first pitch at Tuesday night’s game between the Yankees and Houston Astros.

The New York Giants’ rookies were invited out to Yankee Stadium for the game. Barkley, the team’s first round draft pick, can tear up the football field, but it doesn’t look like he’s going to become two-sport phenom Bo Jackson anytime soon.

#Giants RB (and Bronx native) Saquon Barkley threw out the first pitch. He bounced it. #Yankees pic.twitter.com/tEFGxJeSeS

— Tom Hanslin (@TomHanslin) May 29, 2018

Sure, it was in the dirt. We all can’t step out on the mound and throw strikes like James Franklin.

Speaking to the media after the pitch, Barkley took some of Franklin’s recruiting skills to sell Yankees slugger Aaron Judge on switching sports and confirming that he is actually a Yankees fan, but he grew up in a Mets household.

Barkley on Aaron Judge: “He could be a tight end or a D end, easily.”

Barkley recruited Judge to join the Giants squad, but the #Yankees slugger wasn’t biting.

(Also in here, Barkley’s dad is actually a #Mets fan.) pic.twitter.com/d92g4f8IVC

— Deesha (@DeeshaThosar) May 29, 2018

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Steve Connelly

Unfortunately, former editor Steve Connelly has graduated. Where is he now? He might be doing something related to that PR degree he got in 2019. Maybe he finally opened that sports bar named after one of his photos, the Blurry Zamboni. Or he might just be eating chicken tenders and couch surfing. Anything’s possible. If you really want to know, follow him on Twitter @slc2o.

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