MLB reacts to Wiz Khalifa miming joint puff before first pitch at Pirates game (pic)

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Wiz Khalifa created quite the scene Wednesday during his ceremonial first pitch before the Pittsburgh Pirates-Baltimore Orioles tilt at PNC Park. Suffice to say, Major League Baseball didn’t find the Pittsburgh rapper’s appearance a “hit” by any stretch the word. Khalifa, 27, sporting a shirt bearing the message “Legalize It,” mimicked smoking a joint while standing on the mound before his first pitch. Pittsburgh's Wiz Khalifa prepares to throw out the first pitch before tonight's Pirates game against the Orioles at PNC Park. #412 #420 http://pic.twitter.com/EcMA6Lwi5B — Christopher Horner (@Hornerfoto1) September 27, 2017 Interestingly, the Pirates even tweeted out images of the rapper at the game, despite him rocking the pro-pot shirt the entire time. . @wizkhalifa in the house! #BurghProud http://pic.twitter.com/acxbqcmfHh — Pirates (@Pirates) September 27, 2017 Good toss, @wizkhalifa ! #BurghProud http://pic.twitter.com/YtAZfl643O — Pirates (@Pirates) September 27, 2017 Major League Baseball has since weighed in on the awkward first-pitch incident. “Marijuana is a probated substance in all of our drug programs and it is unfortunate this situation occurred,” MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said on Thursday via email, via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . “The Pirates have informed us that this should not have happened.” The Pirates did not immediately respond to the Trib-Review’s request for comment, per the report. In any event, don’t expect the Pirate ...

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