Roy Wang's first pitch on MLB and promotion film played on Citi Field, New York, 29 Sept. 2018. (Video: MLB via weibo)

Roy Wang threw the first pitch for the Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins in New York on Friday local time.

Roy Wang at an MLB press conference. (Photos: Wang Yuan Office)

Roy Wang, or Wang Yuan, is a member of the popular Chinese boy band TFBoys and is the first celebrity from the Chinese mainland to throw the first pitch for a MLB game.