A Brief History of Presidential Opening-Day Pitches

The Inaugural Pitch
On April 14, 1910, a portly, mustachioed Commander in Chief slowly emerged from the stadium bleachers in Washington, D.C. The crowd cheered as President William Howard Taft delivered the first pitch from his seat at the Washington Senators' opener. An American tradition was born.

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