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September 5, 2007
Clay Buchholz has understandably received a ton of attention since the rookie tossed a no-hitter for the Red Sox last Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park.
It was only a couple of weeks ago when Buchholz, with the PawSox at the time, met tennis legend Jim Courier who was at McCoy Stadium to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Buchholz caught the former No. 1 ranked star’s pitch and Courier joked afterwards that he turned pro before Buchholz was born.
Courier has been working as a broadcaster for the U.S. Open in New York and when he was informed of the no-hitter he was quite happy.
“Since I found out about Clay’s no-hitter, following my appearance in Pawtucket, I’ve been expecting a message at my office from (Yankees general manager) Brian Cashman,” said Courier, “asking if I could drop by their Triple-A team to throw out a first pitch or two.”
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