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The President Pitches!
Author: Katherine L. House
Series: Read With Highlights
Narrator: Highlights for Children
Unabridged: 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Highlights
Published: 11/01/2018
Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Sports Stories
Synopsis
Highlights presents The President Pitches! by Katherine L. House. Article about how President William Howard Taft started a tradition by throwing out the first pitch at the Opening Day of a Nationals/Athletics baseball game in 1910. Explains how this tradition benefited baseball and how every president except Jimmy Carter has throw an Opening Day first pitch since 1910.