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Before first pitch, Johnny Manziel tweets photo of himself in (Little League) Indians uniform

Johnny Football throws out first pitch in CLE

By Mike Bertha

In case Johnny Manziel's Heisman Trophy isn't impressive enough, he's made the rest of America feel like they just got picked last for kickball by excelling at every sport other than football too. Like his dunking ability, the time he shot a 79 at Pebble Beach or his effortless "bootleg first pitch" in San Diego, last year.

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On Wednesday, the Browns QB officially brings his talents to Cleveland's Progressive Field where he'll throw out the first pitch before the Indians host the Red Sox. In advance of what will probably be an impressive appearance, Manziel went deep into the family archives to unearth a photograph of himself, tongue out, cap pulled low, in a Little League uniform:

"The Indians were always our team growing up," Manziel told the Indians. "When I moved to Kerrville in middle school that was our team again."

On playing baseball:

"I played since I was 6 until I was 16. I played until I was a junior, when I graduated early and went to Texas A&M. I was going to play in college but went to A&M instead for football. I played middle infield."

And so it was written ...

UPDATE: Though Manziel's first pitch was cancelled due to a two hour rain delay, he and teammate Justin Gilbert were still there to express their support for Cleveland teams: 

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