Before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch ahead of <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/09/sports/mets-bats-go-ice-cold-again-in-shutout-loss-to-marlins/">Wednesday’s Mets-Marlins game</a>, Zuby Ejiofor was asked what he knew about baseball.&nbsp;

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“Zero,” the St. John’s star forward said, drawing laughs.&nbsp;

Ejiofor threw a strike to St. John’s alum and former star pitcher John Franco.&nbsp;

He kept the ball and plans to give it to his family.{ai:summary}St. John's basketball player Zuby Ejiofor, unfamiliar with baseball, humorously admitted he knew "zero" about the sport before throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the Mets-Marlins game. Despite his lack of knowledge, he impressively threw a strike to former pitcher John Franco. #sports

St. John’s star Zuby Ejiofor throws ‘perfect strike’ to John Franco before Mets game

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