Hero cat who saved boy throws out first pitch

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The Triantafilo family walks onto the field.

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Baseball fans sign a welcome card for Tara.

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Jeremy, with a family friend, speaks to reporters.

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Tara anxiously awaits her pitch.

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Jeremy throws a pitch prior to Tara.

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Tara gets a little help from her owner, Roger Triantafilo, as she tosses the first pitch of the Bakersfield Blaze and Lancaster Jayhawks Single A baseball game.

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Bakersfield team staff member Jade Henry give Tara and Roger a hand.

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Tara speaks with the press.

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Jeremy gets surrounded by television cameras.

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Tara relaxes after an exciting day.

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Tara with her family, Roger, right, Erica and Jeremy TriantafiloPhoto: Reuters

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A cat that became famous for saving a central California boy from a dog attack threw the first pitch Tuesday night at a Bakersfield Blaze baseball game — or at least she tried.

Tara and Roger get some help from a Bakersfield Blaze team staff member.Photo: Reuters

The cat, named Tara, was captured on security camera on May 13 when she pounced on a dog that attacked her 4-year-old human Jeremy Triantafilo.

The video, which has garnered 21 million views on YouTube, shows the dog biting and attempting to drag the boy. Within seconds, Tara leaps out and chases the canine away.

Jeremy needed 10 stitches in his left leg after the incident.

Ryan Triantafilo, Jeremy's father, said he edited the video and posted it on YouTube for family and friends to see and that he never anticipated the flood of attention.

Tara, who followed Triantafilo and his wife, Erica, home from the park one night, has been smothered with love since her heroics.

"We've just given her a lot of love, kept her in the house and paid a lot of attention to her," he said.

Tara, the hero cat.Photo: Reuters

There was a failed attempt at the game, between the Blaze and the Lancaster JetHawks, to have Tara "throw" the pitch using a baseball attached to a fishing line.

Tara might have been nervous, so Ryan Triantafilo helped the cat throw the pitch as he held her in his arms.

Meanwhile, Jeremy, ever grateful to his feline buddy, threw the game's actual ceremonial first pitch.

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