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The Presidential First Pitch Has Disappeared

The Presidential First Pitch Has Disappeared
The Presidential First Pitch Has Disappeared


“In 2010, then-president Barack Obama marked the 100th anniversary of a unique D.C. tradition, throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington baseball team’s home opener. From William Howard Taft to Richard M. Nixon, every president participated in this custom at least once during his presidency, and when baseball returned to Washington early this century, George W. Bush and Obama picked up where Nixon had left off,” the Washington Post reports.

“But Donald Trump, despite being a star baseball player in high school, skipped it. So has President Biden. With the two men set for a rematch this fall, the D.C. presidential first pitch — like complete games and pitchers taking their turn at-bat — could be headed to oblivion.”

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