Goodfellas
06-23-2009, 08:03 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Barack Obama plans to throw out his first pitch as president when he visits St. Louis next month.
Obama will offer the ceremonial first pitch at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 14.
The White House says MLB's focus on community service matches with Obama's service initiative this summer, known as United We Serve.
This would be Obama's first pitch as president. He skipped traditional opening day invites.
Obama, a White Sox (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/teams/white_sox) fan, will be the fourth president to throw out the first pitch at an All-Star game, following John F. Kennedy (1962 in Washington), Richard Nixon (1970 in Washington) and Gerald Ford (1976 in Philadelphia).
Obama will offer the ceremonial first pitch at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 14.
The White House says MLB's focus on community service matches with Obama's service initiative this summer, known as United We Serve.
This would be Obama's first pitch as president. He skipped traditional opening day invites.
Obama, a White Sox (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/teams/white_sox) fan, will be the fourth president to throw out the first pitch at an All-Star game, following John F. Kennedy (1962 in Washington), Richard Nixon (1970 in Washington) and Gerald Ford (1976 in Philadelphia).