• Miles Scott, second from right, dressed as Batkid, walks to the mound with San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain (No 18) to throw the ceremonial first pitch before a home opener baseball game between the Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Eric Risberg / AP
    Miles Scott, second from right, dressed as Batkid, walks to the mound with San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain (No 18) to throw the ceremonial first pitch before a home opener baseball game between the Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Eric Risberg / AP
  • Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, gestures as he exits the Batmobile to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the San Francisco Giants home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eric Risberg /AP
    Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, gestures as he exits the Batmobile to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the San Francisco Giants home opener against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eric Risberg /AP
  • Miles Scott, left, dressed as Batkid, throws the ceremonial first pitch next to Batman before an opening day baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Eric Risberg /AP
    Miles Scott, left, dressed as Batkid, throws the ceremonial first pitch next to Batman before an opening day baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Eric Risberg /AP
  • Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, left, throws the ceremonial first pitch next to Batman before the San Francisco Giants play the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jeff Chiu / AP
    Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, left, throws the ceremonial first pitch next to Batman before the San Francisco Giants play the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jeff Chiu / AP
  • Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, gestures after throwing the ceremonial first pitch before the San Francisco Giants play the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eric Risberg /AP
    Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, gestures after throwing the ceremonial first pitch before the San Francisco Giants play the Arizona Diamondbacks. Eric Risberg /AP

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In pictures: ‘Batkid’ throws out first pitch at San Francisco Giants game

Jake Badger

April 10, 2014

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Miles Scott, a child with leukemia who dressed up as ‘Batkid’ and fought villains around the San Francisco Bay Area thanks to the Make-A-Wish foundation, threw out the first pitch at the San Francisco Giants’ home opener on Tuesday.

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