49er’s quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, donned a SF Giants uniform on Friday, June 21 at AT&T Park , when he threw out the first pitch in the Marlins \/ Giants game. Kaepernick, who threw out the ceremonial first pitch, wowed the crowd with an 87 mile-per-hour heater, so if this football gig doesn’t work out, maybe Kaepernick will join the San Franciso Giants.<\/p>\n
You may not know this, but Kaepernick was a pitcher in high school and was a former late round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs. As a high school pitcher he hit a 92 mph fast ball and turned down multiple Division 1 baseball scholarships. He only had one fooball offer and that was with the Univesity of Las Vegas. No one else believed he would ever play football instead of baseball.<\/p>\n
The 49ers had an incredible year in 2012. His throwing strenghth certainly benefited him last year when he threw a touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree last December in New England that was clocked at over 70 mph.<\/p>\n