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| 2008 |
The decision to have manager Manny Acta catch the ceremonial first pitch from President Bush at the Nationals' home opener is reported not to have been made by the White House. Traditionally, the honor goes to the game's starting catcher, today being Paul Lo Duca, cited in the Mitchell Report on drug use in baseball, who watches his manager catch the toss from the Commander-in-Chief.
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| 2017 |
In the first year of his presidency, according to club officials, Donald Trump has declined the Nationals' invitation to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day at Nationals Park. Since William Taft's toss in 1910, every President has participated in the tradition at some point in their term in office, except for Jimmy Carter, who tossed the CFP before Game 7 of the 1979 Fall Classic.
 Washington Post: Trump declines Nationals’ invitation to throw out first pitch on Opening Day.
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