The first president to throw out a ceremonial first pitch in Major League Baseball was William Howard Taft, who threw out the first pitch for the Washington Senators home opener against the Philadelphia Athletics in 1910.
William Howard Taft
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In 1998, Bubble Yum became the first official bubble gum of major league baseball.
The Cincinnati Reds, is recognized as the first "professional" baseball team.
Benjamin Harrison was the first president to attend a major league baseball game.
Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the U.S., was the first president to go to a Major League baseball game. He was president from 1889 to 1893. Harrison had previously served as a Senator from Indiana.
William Howard Taft
William Howard Taft
The first major league in baseball was the National Association whose first year was 1871.
President William Howard Taft threw out the first ball of the season starting the tradition.
William Howard Taft
George W. Bush was the U.S. President that owns a Major League Baseball team. The team he owns is the Texas Rangers.
05-29-1962, Buck O'Neil was the first major league baseball coach
William Howard Taft was the first to open the major league baseball season by throwing out the first pitch on April 14, 1910. McKinley threw out the first pitch in a minor league game as governor of Ohio before he was President.
There is not a Major League Baseball President, however there is a Commissioner of Baseball (which is practically the same thing). The current Commissioner is Bud Selig makes about $22 million per year.
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