In the words of Bob Uecker, this pitch was juuuust a bit outside. threw out the first pitch ahead of Tuesdays Twins game against the Rays at Target Field, and he made it clear that his career is in football and not in baseball. The Minnesota rookie quarterback sent his ceremonial first pitch sailing to the backstop way left of the catcher Bruce Brown Jr. Jersey and drawing a groan from the crowd watching from the stands. While the pitch maybe wasnt as bad as 50 Cents infamous first pitch at Citi Field back on May 28, 2014, it still wasnt close to being good. McCarthy did a hop and skip as he exited the playing field quickly as the stadium organ played in the background. Explore More McCarthy was selected 10th overall by the Vikings at this years NFL draft after helping to lead . Minnesota Vikings first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy throws out the first pitch before a baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Minneapolis. AP J.J. McCarthy of the Minnesota Vikings looks on prior to the start of the game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins at Target Field on June 18, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Getty Images While McCarthy was a first-round pick, ex-Jets signal-caller Sam Darnold is going into training camp this year as the expected No. 1 quarterback. Still, that he wanted to create a competitive situation going into training camp between Darnold and McCarthy. We havent had to put out a depth chart or anything like that, OConnell said, according to ESPN, but yeah, I would say Sam would be the guy I would look to based upon the spring hes had, and really where hes at in his career and his quarterback journey, and what hes been able to do coming in and [hitting] the ground running and taking advantage of a competitive situation. Joe Dumars Jersey