George W. Bush was the first president to hold Little League tryouts on the White House lawn. Bush was the 43rd U.S. President.
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The first President to throw out a first pitch in Major League Baseball was William Howard Taft in 1910. So none of the earlier Presidents did. Since then, every US President has tossed a pitch in either the All Star Game, the World Series, or the first game of the baseball season.
William Howard Taft was the first President to do the honors when he threw a ball from his seat in the stands to the Washington Senator's opening day pitcher, Walter Johnson, on April 14, 1910.
In North east Georgia our little league starts with tryouts in Feb. with Opening Day in March and they play usually through the end of may or First week or so in June.
In the United States, the first major league was called the National Association and was in existence between 1871-1875. The league disbanded after the 1875 season and the National League began play in 1876. Click on the 'National Association' link on this page to read about the first professional baseball league in the U.S.