Obama To Throw Pitch in Baseball All Star Game July 14
Update: See the video of his pitch here. The pitch is to promote community service:
President Barack Obama plans to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 14.
The White House said Tuesday that Major League Baseball's focus on community service matches with Obama's service initiative this summer, known as United We Serve.
"The central theme of the 2009 All-Star Game is community service, celebrating the extraordinary work being done by ordinary people," baseball commissioner Bud Selig said. "We are thrilled that we can come together with President Obama, who has encouraged a renewed spirit of national service, and illustrate a call to action in our communities. President Obama will continue a great tradition that joins our nation's leader and the national pastime." Read more at CBS sports
Chuck Todd says it's not Obama's first pitch:
It won’t be his first ceremonial opening pitch; the White House tells First Read that Obama previously threw out a pitch at a minor league game in 2004 and at a White Sox playoff game in 2005. According to CBS Sports, Obama will be the fourth U.S. president to throw out the first pitch at a Major League All-Star Game.
The pitch is to promote community service:
