First baseman on the mound! Konerko throws first pitch after White Sox retire his number

Though Paul Konerko started with Los Angeles, he played almost his entire career in Chicago, retiring just last year. On Saturday, the club thanked him for his 16 years wearing a White Sox uniform by hanging up his number for good:

His teammates were happy for him:

And though he never pitched during his time in the bigs (you're thinking of a different position player), in retirement, he finally gave it a shot:

But baseball might not be the only sport that retires Konerko's number. He told reporters at a press conference on Friday that he spent some time at a Wayne Gretzky fantasy camp:

Hey Blackhawks, we're just saying -- he's helped Chicago teams to posteason glory before: