Ladies & gents, please meet the newest #Nats Racing President: Calvin Coolidge!
Welcome to The Show, Calvin. pic.twitter.com/ZWox6RpSYB
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 1, 2015
The Nationals have welcomed its latest team member—Calvin Coolidge.
On July 3rd, the nation’s 30th leader of the free world will be rebirthed as a Racing President, joining George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and William Howard Taft during the fourth-inning dash.
Coolidge’s entrance to the field was prompted by the White House Historical Association, which releases an annual Christmas ornament as a high-grossing fundraiser, the Post reports. This year’s ornament is dedicated to Coolidge with a baseball design as he and his wife Grace were known for being fans of the sport. Coolidge, in fact, was the last president to throw a first pitch during a Washington World Series game.
Unfortunately, his return to Washington will be short-lived as he’ll be axed at the end of the 2015 season. But his presidential merchandise, including a Calvin Coolidge bobble head, will last forever.