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Isner throws out first pitch at Yankees game

Published Jun. 29, 2010 8:43 p.m. ET

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Fresh off his marathon match at Wimbledon, John Isner came to Yankee Stadium for a much briefer appearance on grass - he threw out the first pitch Tuesday night.

The lanky American was eliminated Friday, the day after he finished off a three-day slog against Nicolas Mahut, finally winning the fifth set 70-68. The match took parts of three days to finish and officially clocked in at 11 hours and 5 minutes.

Isner received a warm, standing ovation from the Yankee Stadium crowd - in contrast to the welcome plate umpire Joe West got.

In April, West criticized the Yankees and Red Sox for dragging out games after working their three-game series. The games finished in 3:46, 3:48, 3:21 - which is still 10 minutes shorter than Isner's match.

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