Rob Gronkowski's First Pitch At Fenway Didn't Make It Past Pitcher's Mound

The former tight end had quite the unorthodox delivery.

Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Fenway Park on Monday ― but it didn’t get very far. (Watch the video below.)

That’s because Gronk spiked the ball into the pitcher’s mound much the way he slammed footballs in the end zone to celebrate his touchdowns when he starred for the New England Patriots.

The fans attending the Boston Red Sox’s game against the Cleveland Guardians loved it ― but they didn’t have much else to cheer about. The home team lost, 6-0.

Give Gronk props for putting a different spin on the pregame routine. (And for guaranteeing that an innocent bystander won’t be pegged in the groin by the pitch, like one poor fellow at Fenway several years ago.)

Gymnastics great Simone Biles has cartwheeled and flipped before delivering the ball.