Elephant throws out first pitch at baseball game

The ceremonial first pitch at a West Michigan Whitecaps baseball game was full of surprises.

Not only was it thrown by an elephant, but the ball went straight to catcher Chris Robinson's mitt.

Fans and players cheered the 2.7m, four-tonne African elephant named Laura after she flipped the ball high and wide.

The Whitecaps Andrew Kown said: "If an elephant can [throw a strike], we should be able to do it."