WATCH: Former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski took batting practice at Fenway Park
One of Tom Brady's favorite targets and legendary tight end Rob Gronkowski has a huge fan following in Boston after his time with the New England Patriots, where he won three Super Bowl games.
On Wednesday, Gronkowski arrived early at Fenway Park for the game between the Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays. He wore the Red Sox jersey and tried his hand at taking some pitches in the batter's box.
Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do, as said by legends like Michael Jordan and Deion Sanders; Gronkowski did it effortlessly. However, those were soft pitches and not the typical hard stuff MJ and Coach Prime faced during their brief MLB careers.
Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman showed their arms for ceremonial first pitches
Joining Rob Gronkowski at Fenway Park was Tom Brady's next-best favorite target, former Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman. Gronkowski and Edelman wore Red Sox jerseys and threw ceremonial pitches amid wide cheers from the crowd.
While Gronkowski's pitch was a perfect strike, Edelman's throw was high for it to count as a wild pitch.
This wasn't the first time Gronkowski has been to Fenway Park to throw the first pitch. In mid-April, before the Red Sox’s annual Patriots' Day matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, the four-time Super Bowl champion was bestowed the honor of throwing the ceremonial first pitch.
However, instead of throwing it to the plate, Gronkowski did what he has done in football 93 times after scoring a touchdown. He spiked the ball in the dirt and erupted in wild celebration as if a football game were going on and he had just scored a touchdown.
This even had his former signal caller Tom Brady comment on the pitch.
"Love seeing that Gronk spike," Brady posted.
Both Edelman and Gronkowski were two of the biggest reasons for the unprecedented success of Brady in 2010. The trio won three Super Bowls, with Gronk and Brady adding one more in 2021 during their stint at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.