London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas (L) and mother Natalie Hawkins pose for a picture at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas visits Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas (L) speaks with New York Mets third baseman David Wright Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas (L) poses for a picture with New York Mets third baseman David Wright Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Mets play against the Colorado Rockies at Citi Field on August 23, 2012, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
London 2012 Olympic games gold medalist Gabby Douglas throws out the first pitch at Citi Field on August 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Citi Field Thursday night before the Mets-Rockies game. Before the game, Gabby spoke to children from a local YMCA about herself and her adventures in London as part of a Citi Field Kids event.
Douglas, 16, also posed for photos with Mets star David Wright, who grew up in the same area of Virginia as Douglas. She threw a good pitch to Mets pitcher Robert Carson to get the game started.
Citi Field is the most recent stop Gabby Douglas has made on her publicity tour since returning from the London Olympics. Among other interviews and show appearances, Douglas recently was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey for Oprah’s Next Chapter that will air in the coming weeks. The highly-anticipated interview will tell of Douglas’ journey to the Olympics and sacrifices and challenges along the way.
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