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VIDEO: Hawks rookie Trae Young tosses first pitch at Braves game

BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 21: Trae Young speaks to the media after being selected fifth overall at the 2018 NBA Draft on June 21, 2018 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Pellegrino/NBAE via Getty Images)

Credit: Stephen Pellegrino

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BROOKLYN, NY - JUNE 21: Trae Young speaks to the media after being selected fifth overall at the 2018 NBA Draft on June 21, 2018 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Stephen Pellegrino/NBAE via Getty Images)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
June 27, 2018

Less than one week after becoming an Atlanta Hawk, former Oklahoma guard Trae Young tossed the first pitch at Tuesday’s Atlanta Braves game at SunTrust Park.

Young, who wore red pants and a customized No. 11 Braves jersey at the game, was traded by the Hawks in Thursday’s draft after being selected with the fifth overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks.

Watch Young’s first pitch below:

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