The Inspirational Story Behind Giants Fan Who Bear-Hugged Romo After First Pitch

When your moment in the sun arrives, you'd be fortunate to be as ready to embrace it as Charlie Hughes was his.Literally, as it turned out.Charlie, a developmentally disabled 25-year-old from Palo Alto, is a lifetime San Francisco Giants fan. Last year, after giving an inspirational speech at a benefit for the nonprofit, Hope Services, Charlie was approached by former Giant great, Will Clark."He asked me if there was anything he could do for me," Charlie recalls. Charlie was very ready with an answer. "I told him I wanted to throw out the first pitch at a Giants game."Will said yes, and last week, delivered on that promise.Charlie threw out the first pitch at AT&T Park on May 27 before a game against the Chicago Cubs.While the pitch, to be honest, was nothing special (it was more than a little outside the strike zone), what happened afterwards was.Charlie Hughes leaped into Sergio Romo's arms after throwing out the first pitch on May 27thCharlie ran from the mount to retrieve the ball from Giants relief pitcher, Sergio Romo. Instead of shaking his hand, Charlie leaped into Sergio's arms, wrapping his legs around him in a joyous bear hug."I don't know why I did it," Charlie...