We make room for offbeat stories and lists and lots of photos on pages 2 and 3 of The National sports section.

The stories can come from anywhere in the world.

Even, say, San Francisco, where the first ball of the Giants’ home opener was thrown out by … “Batkid”.

But before we get any further, let’s link you to a photo gallery of his appearance at AT&T Park.

And here is a CNN clip from November, when Batkid — aka Miles Scott — saved San Francisco, known as “Gotham” for one memorable day.

Maybe everyone on that side of the Atlantic already knows the story, but not everyone over here in the UAE did. So we recapped it.

Here is the story as it appeared in The National:

“The Batkid stole hearts in San Francisco once more, with thousands cheering the young boy at the ballpark for the Giants home opener.

“Miles Scott, 5, who has had treatment for leukemia and in November saved the city as his favorite superhero, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the Diamondbacks-Giants game on Tuesday,

“He helped steer the Batmobile into the stadium and raised his right hand into the air out the window, walked hand-in-hand to the mound with the Giants pitcher Matt Cain and received a fist bump from the outfielder Michael Morse from across the dugout rail.

“His form was not bad, either. The boy kicked his right leg and fired an on-target, eventually, pitch to Cain as thousands in the sellout crowd of 42,166 roared.

“Last year, the make-A-Wish Foundation created an entire day of crises for the Batkid to resolve, including the rescue of a damsel in distress tied up across the Hyde Street cable car line and capturing the Riddler in the act of robbing a downtown vault.

“As Batkid are his lunch at Burger Bar, the villanious Penguin was kidnapping the famous Giants mascot Lou Seal, and Batkid rushed to the rescue. His last stop was at City Hall, where the mayor and police chief thanked him and presented him with a key to the city as thousands of supporters cheered him on.

“‘He is a sunny, positive little boy and finds his inspiration in superheroes,’ Make-A-Wish said of Miles, whose cancer is in remission. The spokesman said they wanted to ‘make him feel like a hero, not just because he battled villains and helped fight crime but because he’s a true hero’.”

Batkid’s adventures in November led to a wiki page being created, in which his exploits are recounted in depth.