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Before they took to the grass courts at the Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, R.I., Ryan Harrison and Christian Harrison hit a different sports venue at the historic Cardines Field.

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The brothers were guests of the local baseball team, the Newport Gulls, last night and got to take part in the time-honored tradition of throwing out the first pitch. Christian was on the mound, with Ryan playing the role of catcher.

Harrison brothers hit the baseball diamond in Newport

They weren’t completely in sync with the call as Christian went a bit outside of the strike zone.

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Harrison brothers hit the baseball diamond in Newport

Luckily, his brother had his back.

Ryan and Christian get to join the likes of Serena Williams…

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Simona Halep...

Halep throws the first pitch at the Mets!
Simona Halep throws out the first pitch at the New York Mets ⚾️😀
Posted by WTA on Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Milos Raonic…

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And the U.S. Fed Cup team…

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…as tennis stars who’ve gotten to show off their stuff on the mound the past few years.

The Gulls would go on to eke out a win against the Plymouth Pilgrims 10-9. The fortunes were mixed for the Harrisons when they took the court on Tuesday as Ryan, the tournament’s No. 5 seed, had to retire in the second set against 2013 champion Nicolas Mahut.

Christian, who just fought through the qualifying rounds at Wimbledon, posted his first ATP main-draw match win in nearly five years with a three-set victory over Alex Bolt. He’ll face fellow American and No. 3 seed Steve Johnson in the second round.

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