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Must Watch: First Child With Double Hand Transplant Throws First Pitch

Zion Harvey, 9, the first child to undergo a double hand transplant last year, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game on Tuesday.

It may have been one of the most awe-inspiring first pitches thrown in baseball history.

Harvey lost his hands and feet at two years old because of an infection. Harvey underwent an a 10 hour transplant surgery at the age of eight.

Only 25 hand transplants have taken place in the world.

Click here for the full story from CBS News about Harvey's full procedure last year.

 

 

 

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