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Man without arms throws out first pitch at MLB game

The highlight of Thursday’s Twins-Royals game had nothing to do with the game itself.

The magic moment came when Tom Willis threw out the first pitch. Willis was born without arms, so he tossed one nearly over home plate using his leg and his foot.

Willis does almost everything in life with his legs and his feet, including writing and driving.

He has thrown out the first pitch 22 times in different Major League ballparks since 2008, and he does it for his Pitch Awareness National Tour, which promotes the awareness of abilities of people with disabilities.

Read the rest of Tom's story at Purpose 2 Play, and follow P2P on Facebook and Twitter.

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