--- description: A 108-year-old woman made history Saturday when she became the oldest person to throw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. title: Watch a 108-Year-Old Woman Throw Out the First Pitch image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fd6f468574a3f68/69885a8dcd1bbac9b36fc3c4/evelyn-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [major league baseball](/tag/major-league-baseball/) ## major league baseball Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch a 108-Year-Old Woman Throw Out the First Pitch by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 12, 2015 11:18 PM CUT  108-year-old Evelyn Jones of Woodinville, Wash., waves to the crowd after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on her birthday before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels, in Seattle, on July 11, 2015. 108-year-old Evelyn Jones of Woodinville, Wash., waves to the crowd after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on her birthday before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels, in Seattle, on July 11, 2015.Stephen Brashear—AP by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 12, 2015 11:18 PM CUT A 108-year-old woman made history Saturday when she became the oldest person to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game. Evelyn Jones threw out the pitch at the Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field before a game against the Los Angeles Angels. A team spokesperson said she watches every game in her room at her retirement community so that other residents won’t bother her, according to [a local television station](http://www.kimatv.com/sports/108-year-old-Mariners-fan-to-throw-out-first-pitch-Saturday-312558261.html "undefined"). The previous record-holder was a 105-year-old woman who threw out the pitch at a San Diego Padres game last year, according to [Sports Illustrated](http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/07/08/seattle-mariners-first-pitch-evelyn-jones-108-years-old "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3954900/first-pitch-oldest-woman-seattle-mariners/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3954900/first-pitch-oldest-woman-seattle-mariners/"},"headline":"Watch a 108-Year-Old Woman Throw Out the First Pitch","datePublished":"2015-07-12T23:18:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T09:10:39.633Z","description":"A 108-year-old woman made history Saturday when she became the oldest person to throw out the first pitch at a Major League Baseball game.","url":"https://time.com/3954900/first-pitch-oldest-woman-seattle-mariners/","keywords":["major league baseball","Baseball"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fd6f468574a3f68/69885a8dcd1bbac9b36fc3c4/evelyn-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ryan Teague Beckwith","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fd6f468574a3f68/69885a8dcd1bbac9b36fc3c4/evelyn-jones.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"108-year-old Evelyn Jones, center, of Woodinville, Wash., waves to the crowd after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on her birthday before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Seattle","caption":"108-year-old Evelyn Jones, center, of Woodinville, Wash., waves to the crowd after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch on her birthday before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday, July 11, 2015, in Seattle","creditText":"Stephen Brashear—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/major-league-baseball/","name":"major league baseball"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3954900/first-pitch-oldest-woman-seattle-mariners/","name":"Watch a 108-Year-Old Woman Throw Out the First Pitch"}}]}] ```