When she was 10, Gwen Goldman wrote a letter to the Yankees, asking to work as their bat girl.

"A young lady such as yourself would feel out of place in a dugout," the GM at the time said.

At 70, she finally lived out her dream 𝑎𝑛𝑑 threw the first pitch.

📸 @kawpho for AP pic.twitter.com/Q0llMctRVr

— Alexis Benveniste (@apbenven) June 29, 2021