Prince Harry was invited to throw the first pitch at the June 26 game between the Mets and the Twins by Mets owner Fred Wilpon.
The prince, a lieutenant in the British Army, is on a three-day visit to the United States to help develop a system wherein British and U.S. veterans charities can more closely cooperate in assisting wounded troops returning home. Mets owner Wilpon is the founder of Welcome Back Veterans, a charity which provides support and treatment for soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder.
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George W. Bush threw the ceremonial first pitch.
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William Howard Taft
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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William Taft started the tradition of presidents throwing a ceremonial first pitch. He did it on opening day (April 14) of 1910, throwing the first pitch to Walter Johnson. One of his predecessors, William McKinley, had thrown a ceremonial first pitch when he was Governor of Ohio, but not when he was president.
The idea of tossing out the first ball is relatively recent. None of the first 25 or so Presidents did it. Every president from Taft on threw out the first ball on opening day of a new major league season.
Since the tradition was began by Taft in 1910, Jimmy Carter was the only president who never threw out an opening day pitch . He did throw out the first pitch at a World Series game in 1079.
Woodrow Wilson at Game 2 of the 1915 World Series in Philadelphia.
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The only place to play Quidditch in HBP is at the Quidditch Pitch, which you can get to by going through the cavern under the Owlrey or across the back field behind Herbology.