Sister Mary Jo paints the corner with first pitch at White Sox game
Aug 18, 2018, 7:14 PM | Updated: 9:20 pm
Look out Sister Jean, there’s a new sister taking over the sports world.
Mercy, Sister Mary Jo! pic.twitter.com/oM9jBDT5N7
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) August 19, 2018
Sister Mary Jo Sobieck of Marian Catholic high school captivated America when she threw out the first pitch of the Chicago White Sox game on Saturday.
Not only did she stand on the mound with a ton of swagger, popping the ball off her arm like she’d been there before, but she found the strike zone with an absolutely nasty curveball.
She topped the performance off by raising the roof as she walked off the field.
We weren’t the only ones to take notice, either:
@SportsCenter…I dont care what else happpens tonight…Sister Mary Jo’s 1st pitch has to be #1 on the #SCtop10
— Tim Hotovchin (@THEREALHOOCH35) August 19, 2018
For years I’ve told sports fans I went to the same high school as Tyler Ulis. After tonight, I’ll have to start saying I went to the same school pitching phenom Sister Mary Jo teaches at. @sistermojo12 #Marian
— Ben Bokun (@ben_bokun) August 19, 2018
Alright, who signs Sister Mary Jo first: Angels, Padres or Cardinals https://t.co/42ydJREagJ
— Danielle Whaley (@Dani_Marie_15) August 19, 2018
Sox better stop playing and gather the paperwork to sign Sister Mary Jo https://t.co/xrXfmcJDvr
— Jerm 🐼 (@KingJerm_) August 19, 2018
Sister Mary Jo idk what you’re doing on your free time but the cat is out the bag lol pic.twitter.com/0AiwuBoazI
— Shay La Soul (@AllDayShays) August 19, 2018
2020 World Series Rotation:
Rodon
Kopeck
Cease
Lopez
Sister Mary Jo— Drew Chibe ⚾️ (@DChibe) August 19, 2018
Sobieck is the latest sister to grace a Chicago sports team.
When Loyola-Chicago made an improbable run in last spring’s NCAA Tournament, their spark happened to be 98-year-old Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt.
Seriously, how can you forget these kicks?
Here they are, the Air Sister Jeans on the feet of Loyola-Chicago’s team chaplain, 98-year-old Sister Jean Delores Schmidt. pic.twitter.com/QB9ILRogiV
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 24, 2018
With the White Sox sitting 24.5 games out of first place in their division, Sister Mary Jo might just find herself in the team’s rotation in no time.
