Before the Dodgers’ game tonight with the New York Yankees, they had Cristiano Ronaldo of the Real Madrid soccer club throw out the first pitch.

As often is the case for non-ballplayers … it did not go well.

As you can see on the video, Ronaldo’s first attempt was well wide of the mark. Probably would have been better off kicking it; had Yasiel Puig been standing in the middle of a soccer goal, Ronaldo’s throw might have gone into the upper-left corner of the net — instead of to the backstop.

Ronaldo’s second attempt was much better. He got it to Puig just fine — though it was not “down the middle” as some suggested. It would have been called a ball, for being too high.

This “first pitch” thing can be something of a nightmare, for those who have not been practicing. If you haven’t been handling a baseball, making a throw of 60 feet, 6 inches is tricky, especially off a pitcher’s mound.

Presidents are called on to throw out the first ball every year or two, and they apparently live in fear of a feeble or errant toss. And lots of celebrities — some of them accomplished athletes in other sports — should live in fear of a bad first pitch following them around.

John Wall, point guard for the Washington Wizards, is infamous for one of the worst first pitches in the history of horrible first pitches.

It is harder than it seems. And if your release point is off … you’re done.

Ronaldo had some other activities, at Dodger Stadium, and did better in those.

He took a swing in the batting cage, and made contact. Though he handled a bat more like a tennis racket — with a gap between his hands and what would have to be termed an “open” stance.

He and Puig, a big fan of the world’s second-best soccer player (after Lionel Messi), did a bit of soccer ball juggling (the surprise there being Puig is pretty good at it), and Ronaldo also soccer-juggled a baseball, which is impressive.

But the first pitch?

The lesson is don’t volunteer to throw it. Unless you do it from about 10 feet — or come directly from the bullpen, where you have been warming up.