Another first pitch for 50 Cent? Mets ready to give him the ball

Tom Gatto

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Another first pitch for 50 Cent? Mets ready to give him the ball image

Hip-hop superstar 50 Cent is getting a second chance to make a first pitch, and in the place where he became internet infamous by being famously inept.

The Mets are open to giving Fiddy, nee Curtis Jackson, the ball again, four years after his wayward (that's worse than "errant," right?) toss at Citi Field, one of the worst first pitches in history. The club got wind of the performer's desire Thursday.

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In case you missed it (and you're not on the 'net if you have), here's why Jackson/50 wants a do-over:

If Jackson can locate his second pitch in the general vicinity of the batter's box, we'll call it good.

Tom Gatto

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Tom Gatto joined The Sporting News as a senior editor in 2000 after 12 years at The Herald-News in Passaic, N.J., where he served in a variety of roles including sports editor, and a brief spell at APBNews.com in New York, where he worked as a syndication editor. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of South Carolina.