It was a lobber well out of the strike zone, but the quarterback was playing it safe to avoid bouncing one and the inevitable boos that would follow.

When Sanchez returned to the clubhouse to shake hands with more players, Mets equipment manager Charlie Samuels pulled out his Brett Favre Jets jersey.

“We don’t wear these anymore,” Samuels said.

New York Jets’ Mark Sanchez throws out ceremonial first pitch at New York Mets game [The Star Ledger]