Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 29, 2023 / 12:22 pm
Jean Dolores Schmidt, a Catholic religious sister known to many in the sports world simply as “Sister Jean,” threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Chicago Cubs baseball game on Monday night.
The occasion, already made special by the local sports legend’s presence, was made even more momentous by the fact that Schmidt was throwing the pitch just days after her 104th birthday.
Sister Jean threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field on Monday night.
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) August 29, 2023
She just recently turned 104.
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A member of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a sports chaplain for Loyola University of Chicago, Schmidt has long been a student favorite.