Lucy Frates, now 9 years old, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Sunday's Red Sox game in honor of her late father, a champion for ALS awareness who inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge.
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Updated: 8:56 PM EDT Jun 8, 2021 The young daughter of the late Pete Frates, whose battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge, got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on ALS Day at Fenway Park next week.Boston Red Sox officials recognized Lucy Frates, the rest of the Frates family and Dr. Merit Cudkowicz, the leader of the Sean M. Healey and AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital, in a pregame ceremony before they played the Houston Astros on Tuesday.Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker delivered the ball to Lucy, who tossed it to Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez. After throwing the first pitch, Lucy immediately ran to give her grandmother, Nancy Frates, a hug.Click here to watch video and see photos of Lucy Frates first pitch at Fenway Park.Pete Frates, a Beverly native and former Boston College baseball star, was diagnosed with ALS also known as Lou Gehrig s disease in 2012. There is no known cure for the dise