Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson gets engaged at a Cubs game
Shawn Johnson, the Olympic gold-medalist gymnast and “Dancing With the Stars” competitor,” threw out a first pitch at Friday’s Chicago Cubs game. While celebrity first pitches can often awry, Johnson’s ended quite memorably. With a proposal.
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Johnson, 23, was joined by follow Team USA gymnast Alicia Sacramone for first-pitch duties, and when she walked back toward the dugout, her boyfriend Andrew East, dropped to one knee. East is a football long-snapper who recently signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. Johnson, as you see below, said yes.
Here’s some video:
It’s not often we see public proposals involving celebrities. And certainly not at baseball games. We hope the happy couple asks Kris Bryant to officiate the union.
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Now that we think of it, this public proposal thing might be a good idea for Justin Verlander. Word is that he’s proposed to girlfriend (and model) Kate Upton multiple times only to be shot down.
Try a baseball field, dude.
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