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CLEVELAND — Rocky River native Red Gerard got a huge welcome at Thursday night’s Cavaliers game in Cleveland.

The Olympic gold medalist is set to throw out the first pitch at the Indians home opener on Friday.

The 17-year-old won slopestyle snowboarding in PyeongChang and finished fifth in big air. It was America’s first gold medal of the games.

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