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Jan 27, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; Phil Mickelson acknowledges the crowd after a putt on the fourth green during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports/REUTERS
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Jan 27, 2022; San Diego, California, USA; Phil Mickelson acknowledges the crowd after a putt on the fourth green during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports/REUTERS
Phil Mickelson’s activities arent just limited to his golf. While the 51-year-old must spend hours practicing golf, Mickelson seems to enjoy the occasional time off. Of course, the activity is much more fun when some other sports element is involved.
Having said that, Mickelson created quite the buzz in 2011, when he batted for the Red Sox.
While the batting practice lasted for some time, it remains one of the most iconic moments of Mickelson’s career.
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Phil Mickelson once batted at the Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox
According to the PGA Tour, Mickelson is also the second tour player to throw the ceremonial pitch at Fenway Park. Interestingly, this happened before that week’s Rex Sox and New York Yankees game.
Mickelson threw with his right hand that day, though he uses his left one to swing. The 45-time PGA Tour winner ended up taking batting practice the very same day.
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OWINGS MILLS, MD – AUGUST 28: Phil Mickelson swings over his ball on the range during the third round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 28, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Having said that, Mickelson has always been interested in baseball. In fact, the PGA Tour star was connected to a group looking to buy the San Diego Padres. While Mickelson did end up buying the team with a group, that partnership was short-lived. As per reports, Mickelson’s commitment to golf would prevent him from giving the Padres a good chunk of his attention.
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Furthermore, Mickelson is known to be a Red Sox fan.
Mickelson also batted in 2019
His time at Fenway Park was not the only time Mickelson batted for a baseball team during practice. Back in 2019, Mickelson was with the Minnesota Twins for some batting practice. This time, however, he was present to promote the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.
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I’m here promoting the @KPMGWomensPGA Championship next month but couldn’t pass up the chance to hit 💣’s and go yard! pic.twitter.com/nWouJgTpiJ
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) May 7, 2019
The six-time major winner shared the video on Twitter himself. He added that though he is there to promote, and cannot pass up this opportunity as well.
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That being said, Mickelson last played the Farmers Insurance Open this year. Having missed the cut, Mickelson has been on a break ever since. Unfortunately, owing to various reasons, there is no fixed date for Mickelson’s return.
