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RoboCop pitch kicks of Detroit Tigers game

RoboCop pitch: RoboCop threw out the first pitch at Comerica Park on Tuesday before the Tigers went on to lose to the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 5-3.

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The movie character Robocop throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays in Detroit, June 3.
  • By Associated Press

| DETROIT

Everybody's favorite fictional crime-fighting cyborg made an appearance at a Detroit Tigers game.

RoboCop聽threw out the first聽pitch聽at Comerica Park on Tuesday before the Tigers went on to lose to the visiting Toronto Blue Jays 5-3. An announcement said聽RoboCop's聽motorcycle was on display at the stadium and the first 10,000 fans were getting a聽RoboCop聽cheer card.

It was part of "RoboCop聽Day" in honor of the DVD release of this year's "RoboCop" remake.

An announcement was to be made on Tuesday about a聽RoboCop聽statue that's expected to be installed in Detroit this year, but that event and a police meet-and-greet were cancelled.

A movement for the statue started in 2011 after a social networking campaign.

The 1980s science fiction movie was set in a futuristic and crime-ridden Detroit.

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