Bruno Fernandes pitches at Rate Field! Man Utd captain meets Chicago White Sox stars as he enjoys MLB action while on break from pre-season duty in United States

Bruno Fernandes threw a pitch at Rate Field while attending the Chicago White Sox' MLB game against local rivals Chicago Cubs on Sunday. The Manchester United captain enjoyed a break from pre-season preparations as he took some of his colleagues to watch the Baseball action. Fernandes was also able to meet White Sox stars such as Miguel Vargas.

Bruno threw first pitch for White Sox
متحد stars attended MLB game
Amorim granted players day off

According to the Daily Mail مانشستر يونايتد ambassador Wes Brown was supposed to throw the first pitch and had even practiced throwing. However, once Fernandes managed to gather a bunch of current United stars to visit Rate Field, the pitching duties were immediately handed over to the Red Devils skipper.

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Fernandes was also gifted a customised No.8 shirt of the White Sox and met the franchise’s second basemen and left fielder Miguel Vargas. The United midfielder was joined ay the game by team-mates Joshua Zirkzee and Bryan Mbeumo, with the squad having been granted some time off following their friendly win over West Ham in their first match of their U.S. tour at MetLife Stadium last week.

The White Sox shared a clip of Fernandes pitching and some photographs from the United star’s visit on Instagram with the caption: “Thanks for kickin’ it with us, @brunofernandes8 u0026amp; @manchesterunited!”

Ruben Amorim’s side will play their second pre-season friendly of their U.S. tour on Thursday as they take on Bournemouth at Soldier Field in Chicago.