Hours before Dr. Anthony Fauci was slated to throw out the first pitch of the MLB season, President Donald Trump announced first-pitch plans of his own.
Trump announced during a White House COVID-19 press briefing that he’s been invited by team president Randy Levine to throw out the first pitch at a New York Yankees game.
“Randy Levine, he’s a great friend of mine from the Yankees,” Trump said. “He asked me to throw out the first pitch. And I think I’m doing that on Aug. 15 at Yankees Stadium.”
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The Yankees later confirmed that Trump is planning to throw out a first pitch.