Obama to Toss Ceremonial 1st Pitch in D.C.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 13, 2012. / AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari
The Washington Nationals say President Barack Obama will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the team's opening day game April 5 against the Philadelphia Phillies.
The team says Monday it will mark the 100th anniversary of the first time a president tossed an opening day first pitch - William Howard Taft did it on April 14, 1910.
It also will be the first time Obama attends a game at Nationals Park.
AP The team says Monday it will mark the 100th anniversary of the first time a president tossed an opening day first pitch - William Howard Taft did it on April 14, 1910.
It also will be the first time Obama attends a game at Nationals Park.
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