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A 90-year-old grandmother who went viral after dancing at Megaport Music Festival is back, this time at the baseball pitch. Cheng Chin-chih was thrilled to get the invitation to throw the inaugural pitch for the TSG Hawks on Monday. She was so excited about the opportunity, that she practiced pitching daily for two weeks, and even wore new shoes and a fresh hairdo to the occasion. Ms. Cheng got the celebrity treatment at the ballpark, getting fully supported by the team’s mascots and even wearing a jersey with the number 90, like her age.

Dancing along with the cheerleaders is the one and only Megaport dancing granny, Cheng Chin-chih, wearing the No. 90 jersey. She’s here to take to the mound for the first time and throw the inaugural pitch for the TSG Hawks.

With a powerful throw, the ball bounced right into Wang Po-jung’s glove to a thunderous cheer from the crowd. Ms. Cheng, at 90 years old, was elated.

- How are you feeling?
- Great!
- Are you nervous?
- No!
- But there are so many people.
- I don’t get nervous.
Especially not dressed like this!
I love these trousers!
Hahaha!
Seeing everyone dancing,
I took it a little easier.

Ms. Cheng became an overnight sensation after featuring in a video dancing at the Megaport Music Festival with her granddaughter. Now she’s become the oldest person to throw the first pitch for the TSG Hawks. She got a tour of the stadium and even got fanned during the breaks by the team’s mascot, to make sure she was comfy at all times.

Liu Tung-yang
TSG Hawks general manager
The response from fans was incredible. The gags, the atmosphere and the warmth were even better than what everyone was expecting.

With such a huge responsibility and having never played baseball before, Ms. Cheng spent two weeks practicing pitches on the daily. She even wore new sneakers and got a head-to-toe makeover before the big day.

- Did you get better?
- I think I did
And I’m wearing new shoes.
- You got new sneakers for the first pitch?
- Yes, I’m wearing them for the pitch.

She even went to the hair salon the day before to get a dazzling hairstyle and show the fans and herself that, although she is 90 years old, she remains young at heart.

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