Walla Walla sweet onion toss

Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch is a standard part of any baseball game. But Walla Walla is probably the only place in the world that throws a sweet onion.

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Sun., July 30, 2017

Players and kids participating in the team introductions greet Sweet Lou, the team mascot for the Walla Walla Sweets baseball team, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, before a game against Gresham at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla.

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Sweet Lou is the mascot of the Walla Walla Sweets baseball team, shown Tuesday, June 27, 2017, before the game against Gresham at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla, Washington.

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Sweet Lou, holding a jumbo Walla Walla sweet onion, is the mascot of the Walla Walla Sweets baseball team, shown Tuesday, June 27, 2017, before the game against Gresham at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla, Washington. A tradition at the Sweets games is to throw out the first onion, the signature farm product of Walla Walla.

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Parks Basel, 2, wears his Sweets hat to the ballpark, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. The West Coast League team is named for Walla Walla’s signature farm product, the sweet onion.

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The Walla Walla Sweets baseball team plays the team from Gresham, Oregon, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. The Sweets are named for Walla Walla’s most famous product, the sweet onion.

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Chris Garratt, chair of the Visit Walla Walla campaign, pitches the first onion at the Walla Walla Sweets baseball game, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla. The team is named for one of Walla Walla’s most famous farm products, but wine is more high profile these days. Team mascot Sweet Lou watches the throw.

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Chris Garratt, chair of the Visit Walla Walla campaign, pitches the first onion at the Walla Walla Sweets baseball game, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla. The team is named for one of Walla Walla’s most famous farm products, but wine is more high profile these days. Team mascot Sweet Lou watches the throw.

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Chris Garratt, chair of the Visit Walla Walla campaign, takes a bite out of a jumbo Walla Walla sweet onion after he pitched the first onion of the game to Jacob Blas, right, at the Walla Walla Sweets baseball game, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, at Borleske Stadium in Walla Walla.

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