New Delhi June 2 (IANS) Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma has been invited by the Major League Baseball (MLB) club Seattle Mariners to throw out the ceremonial First Pitch .
Rohit will be the first Indian cricketer to be conferred this recognition in a major league American sports event.
Rohit will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Safeco Field home ground of Seattle Mariners on June 3 as a pre-game activity against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The baseball league in America has a historic ritual inviting a guest of honour to throw out a ceremonial first pitch to mark the start of the game.
Rohit who is managed by IMG Reliance Talent Management is on a three-city US tour as part of Desh-Legends of Cricket Series .

--IANS ajb/bg