Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis hung out with the Oriole Bird before throwing a ceremonial first pitch

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis does many things. From appearing on a variety of Food Network programs — either sharing recipes or critiquing contestants on the network’s competition shows — she’s everywhere.

Her travels brought her to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday night, as she prepares to open a neighboring restaurant in the area later this week. Before the O’s game with the Phillies was rained out, De Laurentiis took the mound for a ceremonial first pitch.

She shared some thoughts with MLB.com’s Britt Ghiroli before her big moment — noting that she was a bit nervous because of how confident pitchers usually look out there on the bump:

When it came time for the actual pitch, it looks like it was a lot of fun:

Tonight we welcomed @GDeLaurentiis to throw our ceremonial first pitch! #Birdland pic.twitter.com/DL7Bijf7EB

– Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) May 15, 2018

Giada throws good first pitch. Os reliever Richard Bleier on hand to catch it.

– Brittany Ghiroli (@Britt_Ghiroli) May 15, 2018

Adrian Garro joined MLB.com in 2016 and has written about baseball on the internet in one form or another since 2012.

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