Hawk Tuah Girl, or as she’s officially known, Hailey Welch, continued to capitalize on her growing fame on Thursday. WFAN anchor Sal Licata wasn’t happy about it.

Welch rose to prominence and her nickname in June through an appearance on the YouTube show Tim & Dee TV. Before Thursday’s game between the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets, Welch threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Compared to previous ceremonial first pitches at Citi Field, Hawk Tuah Girl’s performance wasn’t bad. It certainly wasn’t bad.

Hawk Tuah girl – Hailey Welch – throws out the first pitch before the A’s game against the Mets at Citi Field. pic.twitter.com/F7RnAeMCna

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Tim Healey, the Mets reporter for Newsdaysaid at X that he couldn’t mention who threw out the first pitch. But Licata? He had no problem voicing his feelings.

“The Yankees have Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, who are breaking records,” Licata shouted, seeming to channel his inner Mike Francesa, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo and Joe Benigno. “Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig and the Mets have Grimace and now Hawk Tuah. Come on, brother, I can’t take it anymore! I can’t take it anymore. It’s ridiculous. And then you wonder why the fans are so mad and upset. It’s embarrassing. Is this the biggest deal in the world? No. Absolutely. Does it mean anything on the field? No. But that’s the problem. The product on the field isn’t good enough and you come up with these silly gimmicks that are a laughing stock. It’s a joke. Hawk Tuah.”

Hawk Tuah girl – Hailey Welch – throws out the first pitch before the A’s game against the Mets at Citi Field. pic.twitter.com/F7RnAeMCna

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His co-host Brandon Tierney laughed and replied, “I think I just want to talk about it for the rest of the show.”

Tierney might be on to something. A conversation about Hawk Tuah Girl is much more interesting than one about the struggling Mets.

(WFAN on YouTube)