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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.

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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.

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