Presidents throwing out ceremonial first pitches at MLB games
barry werner
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First pitches
Presidents have thrown out first pitches on Opening Day and at the World Series, beginning back in 1910 with William Howard Taft. George W. Bush continues the tradition in 2023 by doing the honor at Game 1 before the Texas Rangers-Arizona Diamondbacks series.
President George W. Bush, 2001
President George H. W. Bush, 2003
President George W. Bush, 2017
President George W. Bush, 2001
President George H.W. Bush, 2016
President George H.W. Bush, 2016
President George H.W. Bush, 2015
President George W. Bush, 2015
President Richard M. Nixon, 1970
President Richard M. Nixon, 1970
President Barack Obama, 2005
President Barack Obama, 2009
President Jimmy Carter, 2002
President George W. Bush, 2001
President George H. W. Bush, 1992
President Jimmy Carter and Cuban President Fidel Castro, 2002
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