--- description: The Catholic nun threw the perfect first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game, winning the hearts of fans everywhere. title: This Baseball-Playing Nun Should Be the MVP of Every Game image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte61c70f5a39982d1/698938130a4a22307d9d3784/baseball-nuns.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Fact That Baseball Nun Isn't the MVP of Every Game Is an Unforgivable Sin  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2018 2:53 PM CUT  Some of the Sisters of Life nuns joined the faithful riding the 4 train home from Yankee Stadium after Pope Benedict XVI held mass at the stadium . Some of the Sisters of Life nuns joined the faithful riding the 4 train home from Yankee Stadium after Pope Benedict XVI held mass at the stadium .New York Daily News Archive—NY Daily News via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2018 2:53 PM CUT Sister Mary Jo Sobieck is no joke on the baseball mound. The [Chicago White Sox](http://time.com/5215805/integrate-spring-training/ "undefined") invited the nun, who works for local Marian Catholic High School, to throw the ceremonial first pitch at a Saturday baseball game at Guaranteed Rate Field against the Kansas City Royals. Plenty of guest players have been known to flub the [first pitch experience](http://time.com/4716562/trump-baseball-first-pitch-history/ "undefined") — it’s not as easy as it looks to throw a [perfect fastball strike](http://time.com/4809377/john-legend-chrissy-teigen-baby-at-baseball/ "undefined"), after all. But Sister Mary Jo is a pro. Dressed in her traditional habit, a t-shirt with the name of the high school she reps and a pair of sensible sneakers, the nun warmed up by showing off her casual ball skills before tossing the overhand pitch. It was a strike, naturally. Since that impressive performance, Sister Mary Jo has won the hearts of spectators and baseball fans across the country, even winning an invite to appear on ABC’s _Good Morning America_ for her unexpected athletic prowess. Who knows what other skills the nuns of America are hiding. The ensuing game was close, but ultimately the White Sox [won out 7-6](https://www.google.com/search?ei=EtJ6W7erC%5FiAk-4Pksqf4AE&q=chicago+white+sox+kansas+city+royals+8%2F18&oq=chicago+white+sox+kansas+city+royals+8%2F18&gs%5Fl=psy-ab.3..33i160k1l2.18492.20353.0.20572.5.5.0.0.0.0.154.565.0j4.4.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..1.4.565...0i22i30k1j33i21k1.0.YUh6gmMuHyo#sie=m;/g/11ggr7wkhv;4;/m/09p14;dt;fp;1 "undefined") over the Royals. Perhaps Sister Mary Jo’s opening pitch was a bit of good luck, too. > [](https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/1030979523087622144) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5371732/baseball-nun/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5371732/baseball-nun/"},"headline":"The Fact That Baseball Nun Isn't the MVP of Every Game Is an Unforgivable Sin","datePublished":"2018-08-20T14:53:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:54:23.682Z","description":"Don't sleep on Sister Mary Jo","url":"https://time.com/5371732/baseball-nun/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte61c70f5a39982d1/698938130a4a22307d9d3784/baseball-nuns.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte61c70f5a39982d1/698938130a4a22307d9d3784/baseball-nuns.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Some of the Sisters of Life nuns joined the faithful riding","caption":"Some of the Sisters of Life nuns joined the faithful riding","creditText":"New York Daily News Archive—NY Daily News via Getty Images","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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5371732/baseball-nun/","name":"The Fact That Baseball Nun Isn't the MVP of Every Game Is an Unforgivable Sin"}}]}] ```