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Darius Fleming Throws Out First Pitch For White Sox
The St. Rita alum and NFL linebacker saved a woman's life in January. On Saturday, he inspired the South Siders to a win over Cleveland.
CHICAGO, IL - Darius Fleming tossed out the first pitch, Chris Sale threw a lot of others and Avisail Garcia provided the highlight offensively as the Chicago White Sox picked up their first home victory of the season Saturday.
Fleming, a St. Rita High School graduate who went on to play football at Notre Dame and is now a linebacker for the New England Patriots, was honored before the start of the White Sox' second game of the 2016 season at U.S. Cellular Field for saving the life of a woman involved in a fiery car crash in Massachusetts in January.
White Sox pitcher Carlos Rodon caught the ceremonial first pitch from Fleming, who seemed to spark the team on the field. Behind a solid starting performance from Sale and a three-run home run from Garcia to spark a five-run inning, the White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians, 7-3 and are now 4-2 on the season.
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