Fox News correspondent Chad Pergram previews the annual Congressional Baseball Game, where Republican lawmakers aim to extend their five-year winning streak against Democrats. The report highlights the competitive spirit, challenges faced by both teams during early morning practices, and the game's significant fundraising efforts for DC nonprofits.
There were two 1s. Three 3s. Three 4s. One 04. Three 6s. Two 06s. Two 7s. Two 07s. 2 9s. And three 12s.
I was staring at these numbers to unravel the GOP’s uniform numbers for the annual Congressional baseball game at Nats Park.
REPUBLICANS DESTROY DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESSIONAL BASEBALL GAME AGAIN, WINNING FOR 5TH STRAIGHT YEAR
Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram details the annual challenge of calling the Congressional Baseball Game, where duplicate uniform numbers complicate live broadcasts. (Fox News)
Congressional Republicans and Democrats play each other in the event. It’s a custom dating back to 1909. No other athletic team in any sport on the planet allows players on the same team to wear the same numbers. But since this is Congress, lawmakers get to choose whatever uniform number they want.
On the Republican team, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) both wear number one. Reps. Chuck Flesichmann (R-TN), Greg Murphy (R-NC) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) don number three.
Old-time ballpark vendors used to hawk their wares by shouting, "You can’t tell the players without a scorecard."
The Democrats aren’t much better with their uniform algebra. Four Democrats utilized the same uniform digits. There were two 3s. Two 11s. Two 15s. And two 25s. For instance, Reps. Morgan McGarvey, D-Ky., and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., sported number three. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., and Frank Mrvan, D-Ind., requested number 11.
The game is a charity event, raising more than $3.2 million and coaxing 32,000 fans to the ballpark
