Former President George W. Bush will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night as his former team faces off against the Arizona Diamondbacks with hopes of winning the franchise’s first title.
The former Republican president is no stranger to the pitcher’s mound, having thrown the ceremonial pitch three other times at the World Series.
Former President George W. Bush, right, and his father Former President George H.W. Bush wave to the crowd before the Texas Rangers host the San Francisco Giants in Game Four of the 2010 MLB World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Oct. 31, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. (Matt Slocum-Pool/Getty Images)
However, Friday’s game will be his first time doing so before an opener, and it will be at home before a team he used to own.
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In 1989, Bush led a group of investors to purchase the Texas Rangers and served as managing general partner before eventually being succeeded by American businessman and politician J. Thomas Schieffer in 1994.
The group later sold the team in 1998 to Thomas Hicks, who sold the Rangers to the current ownership group headed by Ray Davis in 2010.
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