Suni Lee is known for having one of the hardest uneven bars routines in the world. So, when the three-time Olympic medalist and Saint Paul, Minn., native took the mound to throw out the first pitch before Friday’s Blue-Jays-Twins game, it should have come as no surprise that she would try to up the degree of difficulty.
Wearing a customized Twins jersey, Lee did that -- and more -- in performing an effortless flip off the mound and then delivering the ball to home plate, much to the delight of the Target Field crowd.
The moment came almost a year to the date of Lee becoming the sixth American woman to claim an all-around title at the Olympics. The now 19-year-old also received a silver medal in the team event and a bronze in the individual uneven bars in Tokyo.
Now a gymnast at Auburn, Lee scored a perfect 10.0 five times during her freshman season en route to eight All-America honors and a national championship. While no judges were in attendance Friday -- at least that we know of -- it’s safe to say she earned another perfect score.