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PHOTO: Duda gets the 50 Cent treatment after wild throw

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Lucas Duda may be the next 50 Cent, and it has nothing to do with a fledgling rap career.

The New York Mets first baseman is being compared to the famous rapper after making a wild throw in the ninth inning of World Series Game 5 on Sunday.

The throw sailed wide of catcher Travis d'Arnaud at home plate, and allowed the tying run to cross the plate.

The hilarious comparison refers to a memorably terrible first pitch 50 Cent tossed out prior to a Mets game at Citi Field in May:

(Courtesy: MLB.com)

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