Diehard Fan: Actor Bruce Willis hits BP, throws 1st pitch in Philadelphia

Baseball has been called a humbling game.

But on Wednesday after some feeble swings during batting practice and a less-than-average first pitch for the Phillies, baseball taught actor Bruce Willis not to quit his day job.

Bruce Willis takes batting practice pic.twitter.com/mZJ1o5bDbI

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Willis, who was raised in southern New Jersey, said he “grew up with the Phillies.”

Diehard Fan: Actor Bruce Willis throws out 1st pitch, takes batting practice in Philly.

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So when the “Die Hard” and “The Sixth Sense” star one-hopped a first pitch to Philadelphia ace Aaron Nola, he knew the Philly razz would soon follow before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Tough crowd at Citizens Bank Park evaluating Bruce Willis' ceremonial first pitch before #Phillies, #Brewers. pic.twitter.com/orUWjvvf6H

— Bob Grotz (@BobGrotz) May 15, 2019

Bruce Willis couple of nice swings in the batting cage. He grew up in South Jersey, and loves baseball#Phillies pic.twitter.com/YowLsX5enN

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) May 15, 2019

Actor Bruce Willis meeting Phillies manager Gabe Kapler before taking BP with Phillies @6abc pic.twitter.com/jGqYOX9KP6

— Jeff Skversky 6abc (@JeffSkversky) May 15, 2019

Phillies answer the question : is “Die Hard” a Christmas movie? pic.twitter.com/61Wdk71MyT

— Dan Gelston (@APgelston) May 15, 2019