Eight-year-old Hailey Dawson is a lifelong baseball fan.
Hailey Dawson is on a mission to throw out the first pitch at all 30 major-league ballparks. This weekend, the 8-year-old will be in Chicago, marking off ballpark No. 6.
There have been some great first pitches over the years. This collection includes a well-thrown toss from Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, a less-than-perfect throw from Chewbacca, acrobatic heaves from a Cirque de Solei performer and gymnast Simone Biles, and an impressive first-pitch fastball from Colin Kaepernick that was the fastest of the bunch. Some first pitches tug at your heartstrings and others, like Snoop Dogg, Carley Rae Jepsen, and 50 Cent, are frighteningly bad.
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - 8-year-old Hailey Dawson is a major baseball fan with lots of spunk and big dreams, who wins hearts wherever she goes. On Sunday, it was the San Francisco Giants and their fans who got to experience some of her exuberant energy when she threw out the first pitch at AT&T Park for the game against the Dodgers.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — There’s always a ceremonial first pitch before San Francisco Giants baseball games, but few have been as special as Sunday’s.
Last fall, we were introduced to Hailey Dawson because she had a dream. Despite being born without three fingers on her throwing hand, she set a goal to throw out a first pitch at every MLB stadium. With help from a prosthetic hand made with a 3D printer, Hailey even threw out the first pitch before Game 4 of the 2017 World Series.
Hailey Dawson of Las Vegas is 7 years old, a huge baseball fan, and has made it a goal to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at all 30 MLB stadiums.
A girl with a 3D-printed hand threw out the first pitch Saturday in game 3 of the Padres Opening Day series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Thursday marks Opening Day for Major League Baseball.
Hailey Dawson has opened up professional sporting events before, but never in her hometown.
Hailey Dawson is already a veteran of tossing the ceremonial first pitch at the ripe old age of seven. She’s got two Major League games under her belt and is about to add a third, with her biggest audience yet, as she kicks off Game 4 of the World Series in Houston.

Late in the afternoon in early October, the Dawson family gathered to watch son Zach’s baseball game.