Celebrate President’s Day with First Pitches Did you know that
President Taft was the first president to toss the ceremonial
first pitch before a Major League Baseball game? He did in in
1910 on Opening Day at Griffith Stadium before a Washington
Senators game. Since Taft, every president has followed suit
taking the mound at some point during his presidency. Franklin
Roosevelt holds the record for the most times a president got
the honor, hurling nine different times (eight opening days and
an All-Star Game). Here’s a look back at some of the more
memorable performances of presidents over the past century:
President Barack Obama tossed the ball to Washington Nationals
third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, kicking off the 2010 baseball
season in the nation’s capital. His pitch sailed high and wide.
After the President was criticized for taking time off to attend
a baseball game, he stayed home in 2011. With his reelection in
mind, will Obama take the mound at a ballpark this spring?
PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH After the