Who will throw the ceremonial first pitch in Game 5 of the MLB World Series?

Former New York Yankee Hideki Matsui will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 5 of the 2024 World Series in the 27th MLB The champions continue to try to stay alive against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Yankees are still alive after their Game 4 triumph

In game 4 yesterday, The Yankees avoided elimination beat the Dodgers 11-4 in New York, Los Angeles cut the series lead to 3-1. However, the Dodgers are still one win away from winning the best-of-seven championship contest and will get their second chance to win the Commissioner's Trophy when the teams face off again at Yankee Stadium tonight.

The Yankees are trying to do the unprecedented; No team in the 121-year history of the World Series has come back from a 3-0 deficit be crowned MLB champions.

Who is Hideki Matsui?

Matsui spent ten seasons in the MLB between 2003 and 2012 and enjoyed the culmination of his North American career with the Yankees. In 2009, the designated hitter sscheduled for New York since the franchise won its last championshipdefeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2 in the World Series. Matsui, nicknamed “Godzilla,” won the World Series MVP award.

A two-time All-Star, Matsui also played for the Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays in MLB. Before moving to the United States, he was a three-time Japanese champion with the Yomiuri Giants in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league and received the Japan Series MVP award in 2000.

Dodgers vs. Yankees: Start time, how to watch

Played today, Wednesday October 30th Game 5 of the 2024 MLB World Series is scheduled to begin at 8:08 p.m. ET/5:08 p.m. PT. Viewers in the US can watch the fight on FOX. If you don't have cable, you can follow FOX's coverage on the online platform fubo, which offers a free introductory trial.

Enjoy Game 5 of the World Series on fubo.

You also have the option to follow AS USA's live text commentary the Dodgers against the Yankees. Jeff May will tell you all about today's action in the Big Apple.

As the Yankees search for a record-tying 28th World Series title, The Dodgers are looking to win the eighth MLB championship in their historyand their first since 2020. If New York manages to take the series to a Game 6, it will be played at Dodger Stadium on Friday, November 1st at 8:08 p.m. ET/5:08 p.m. PT.