The Republicans beat the Democrats in the annual Congressional Baseball Game this week and some might call it a landslide victory.
The Republicans beat up on the Dems by a score of 13-2 to win for the 5th year in a row. Speaker Mike Johnson took to X to talk about the game saying that the annual game "had more than 30,000 tickets sold and (raised) $2.8 million for charity."
The game supported more than 40 different charities this year. The Congressional Baseball Game started in 1909 by Rep. John Tener. It raises funds for groups like the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington and is an effort to try to show unity in our country.
Many will remember in 2017 there was shooting at the Republican practice field, and Steve Scalise was back in uniform again this year wearing #1. He wrote "The Congressional Baseball Game will always have special meaning to me. I am blessed that I was able to be the first at bat."
While Scalise was the first batter Rep. August Pfluger stole the show and won the game's MVP award. Pfluger, a former US Air Force Colonel, an F-22 Fighter Pilot, and Congressman from Texas, made an outstanding defensive play that was the highlight of the game. He dove on a hard-hit chopper to the hot corner and made a diving play to tag the base and end any rally the Dems might have been trying to mount. That play got plenty of social media attention.
“Proud to have been selected MVP for this year’s Congressional Baseball Game!” Pfluger wrote on X after the game. “Couldn’t have asked for a better support team here in DC! Another huge win for Republicans.”
Starting pitcher Rep. Greg Steube, from Florida, wore gold sneakers signed by President Trump. Steube held the Democrats to two runs over five innings, then Pfluger took the mound in the sixth.
The Democrats were a mess in the field and defensively they were as bad as last year. Some would say that is an extension of their political season as well. They all wore different jerseys and looked disjointed. The Republicans looked more organized as they all wore the same red uniform and “Make America Great Again” baseball caps.