From Camden Yards to World Series: Remembering Hailey Dawson's first pitch in Birdland

From Camden Yards to World Series: Remembering Hailey Dawson's first pitch in Birdland
If you thought the youngster who threw out the first pitch at Minute Maid Park before tonight's Game 4 of the World Series looked familiar, you're right. Hailey Dawson, the 7-year-old from Las Vegas with the 3-D printed hand who got tonight's ceremonial honor at the Fall Classic, was here in Birdland just two years ago with All-Star third baseman Manny Machado of the Orioles as her batterymate and new best friend. Then, as a 5-year-old, she got the star treatment at Camden Yards before a...

Five-year-old Hailey Dawson throws out first pitch with Orioles-themed robotic hand

Five-year-old Hailey Dawson throws out first pitch with Orioles-themed robotic hand
The stage was set for five-year-old Hailey Dawson. She set in the infield grass at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, her brother Zach Dawson by her side. Her favorite player Manny Machado stood by home plate, glove in hand, ready to catch Hailey's ceremonial first pitch. Hailey was born with Poland syndrome, a disease in which affected individuals are born with missing or abnormal muscles on one side of the chest wall, and many affected are born with abnormalities of the hand, which may involve...

Special guest Hailey Dawson to throw out first pitch using Orioles-themed robotic hand

Special guest Hailey Dawson to throw out first pitch using Orioles-themed robotic hand
Before they root for the Orioles to complete a four-game sweep of the Athletics, fans attending at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Aug. 17 are in for a very "special" treat when they watch guest Hailey Dawson throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Hailey, a young girl from Las Vegas, was born with a rare disease called Poland Syndrome, which affects one to three newborns per 100,000. It is a disorder in which affected individuals are born with missing or abnormal muscles on one side of the...