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Hailey Dawson, 7, who uses a 3D printed prosthetic hand, throws out the august aboriginal angle of Bold 4 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
Hailey Dawson, 7, who uses a 3D printed prosthetic hand, throws out the august aboriginal angle of Bold 4 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
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Hailey Dawson, 7, throws out the aboriginal angle to Houston Astros additional baseman Jose Altuve afore the alpha of the World Series Bold 4 Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
Hailey Dawson, 7, throws out the aboriginal angle to Houston Astros additional baseman Jose Altuve afore the alpha of the World Series Bold 4 Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
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Hailey Dawson, 7, who uses a 3D printed prosthetic hand, throws out the august aboriginal angle of Bold 4 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
Hailey Dawson, 7, who uses a 3D printed prosthetic hand, throws out the august aboriginal angle of Bold 4 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
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Hailey Dawson, 7, who uses a 3D printed prosthetic hand, throws out the august aboriginal angle of Bold 4 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
Hailey Dawson, 7, who uses a 3D printed prosthetic hand, throws out the august aboriginal angle of Bold 4 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, in Houston.
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Girl with 3D-printed duke throws out aboriginal angle afore World Series
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Hailey Dawson has a ambition of throwing out a aboriginal angle at every Major League Baseball stadium.
She aching Minute Maid Park off her account afore Bold 3 of the Astros-Dodgers World Series back the 7-year-old acclimated a 3D-printed prosthetic duke to bandy out the aboriginal pitch.
Hailey, who lives alfresco of Las Vegas, was built-in with Poland Syndrome, a attenuate bearing birthmark affecting one out of every 200,000 births that acquired her to be built-in with aloof her deride and pinkie feel on her appropriate hand.
Researchers at UNLV helped accouterments Hailey with a 3D printed prosthetic duke that helps her with her accustomed life. She had a new prosthetic duke Saturday - fleet dejected and gold with the World Series logo on it and the inscriptions "Vegas Strong" AND "UNLV."
Using her new 3D printed hand, Hailey threw the aboriginal angle base to the Astros' Jose Altuve, who hugged Hailey and autographed the baseball as able-bodied as the prosthetic hand.
"It was cool," was all Hailey had to say afterwards the aboriginal pitch, but her huge smile said a lot added than that.
Before Saturday's game, she was advised like a star. Astros ace Justin Verlander presented her with sneakers inscribed with "Vegas Strong." Legendary above Yankees afterpiece Mariano Rivera additionally chock-full to booty a account with Hailey.
So far, Hailey has befuddled out aboriginal pitches in Washington, Baltimore and now Houston. The added 27 teams already accept arrive her to bandy out pitches abutting season.
