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\t\t<\/p>\n Jack Hughes<\/strong><\/a> was finally able to get his teeth fixed!<\/p>\n The 24-year-old Team USA hockey star showed off his new smile as they thew out the first pitch at the 2026 Opening Day game between the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins on Friday (April 3) at Yankees Stadium in the Bronx, New York.<\/p>\n Jack<\/strong> was joined women\u2019s hockey goaltender Aerin Frankel<\/strong> to throw out ceremonial first pitches at the Yankees\u2019 first home game of the season.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span>Jack<\/strong> and Aerin<\/strong>, 26, both lead their USA hockey teams to gold medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics<\/em> six weeks ago in Milan, Italy.<\/p>\n During his match against Team Canada, Jack<\/strong> got his front teeth knocked out<\/a> after taking a hit to the face by a stick from Canada\u2019s Sam Bennett<\/strong> in the third period.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen everything went down, this was the one thing I was wondering if it would happen,\u201d Jack<\/strong> told reporters of his teeth at the Yankees game, per Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI knew a lot of things were coming but this is the one thing I was always wishing slash hoping for.\u201d<\/p>\n If you didn\u2019t see, Jack<\/strong> reacted to backlash over Trump<\/strong>\u2018s comments<\/a> about the women\u2019s hockey team.<\/p>\n Click through the gallery for 25+ pictures of Jack Hughes at the opening game\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n