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From the Washington Examiner: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) stepped up for the Republicans when they needed it in Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball Game against the Democrats at Nationals Park.
In the top of the first inning, with Democrats loading the bases and threatening to gain the upper hand early, Pfluger spotted a rocket down the third base line and acted. The 47-year-old congressman stretched out his glove to snag the ball, stood up, and dove for third base with a Democratic runner inbound.
Pfluger got the final out, fist pumping as he stranded several Democrats on base with the Republicans riding the momentum to a 13-2 win over the opposing party. The win is the GOP’s fifth straight in the rivalry.
The Congressional Baseball charity game first started in 1909, and currently raises money for multiple charities, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation, the Washington Literacy Center, and the US Capitol Police Memorial Fund.
According to House Speaker Mike Johnson, over 30,000 tickets were sold for the game this year, raising $2.79 million for charity.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) was the first to bat. In 2017, Scalise was shot and nearly killed during a practice on the day before the game when a domestic terrorist opened fire on Republicans. The gunman, a Bernie Sanders supporter, was then shot and killed by Capitol Police.
The Congressional Baseball Game will always have special meaning to me. I am blessed that I was able to be the first at bat.
Team GOP is fired up and ready to win tonight. Let’s play ball! ⚾️ pic.twitter.com/LQqYmuxWQW
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) June 11, 2025
From Washington Examiner’s Ross O’Keefe: Here’s Rep. August Pfluger’s *quality* play in the congressional baseball game to end the top half of the first after the bases loaded:
Here’s Rep. August Pfluger’s *quality* play in the congressional baseball game to end the top half of the first after the bases loaded: pic.twitter.com/n76MRR0kxI
— Ross O’Keefe (@RossOKeefe2) June 11, 2025
Pfluger later posted a photo and wrote, “Proud to have been selected MVP for this year’s Congressional Baseball Game! Couldn’t have asked for a better support team here in DC! Another huge win for Republicans 🇺🇸.”
Proud to have been selected MVP for this year’s Congressional Baseball Game!
Couldn’t have asked for a better support team here in DC! Another huge win for Republicans 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Aq3cZ8Ayl6
— Rep. August Pfluger (@RepPfluger) June 12, 2025
I drove in two runs for the Republicans with this hit at tonight’s Congressional Baseball Game! We won 13-2 over the Democrats but more importantly the game raised over $2.75 million for charity! Thank you to everyone who came to Nationals Park as well as those who watched on TV! pic.twitter.com/HU6l1ylRlV
— Rep. Bill Huizenga (@RepHuizenga) June 12, 2025
If you want to know the difference between Democrats and Republicans, look no further than the charity congressional baseball game.
Republicans: wearing matching uniforms, all of which say USA
Democrats: wearing whatever the hell they want, with no one choosing a USA jersey
— Jon Kreitler (@thruFrankseyes) June 12, 2025
🚨 GOP WINS 13-2!! 🚨
5 year winning streak for Republicans.
The annual Congressional Baseball Game raised $2.7 million tonight for 40+ local charities. pic.twitter.com/uhmxKSTK22
— Markwayne Mullin (@SenMullin) June 12, 2025
Another GOP VICTORY at the annual Congressional baseball game—with more than 30,000 tickets sold and $2.8 million raised for charity! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/S9oSimhzbE
— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) June 12, 2025
Indicating he had a few sore muscles, Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) declared, “I am going to take an ice bath tomorrow.”
Steube knows what he will do after the game, which saw both teams’ mostly middle-aged participants dart around the diamond for seven innings.
“I am going to take an ice bath tomorrow,” he said.
My game recap for tonight’s Congressional Baseball Game: https://t.co/Kfx1jk5O3J
— Ross O’Keefe (@RossOKeefe2) June 12, 2025
Five straight victories over Democrats in the Congressional Baseball Game for charity proves what we already knew: Republicans are WINNERS who get things done for America! 🏆🐘 pic.twitter.com/W62RvMOKOX
— NRCC (@NRCC) June 12, 2025
Republicans just beat the Democrats, 13-2 for their fifth consecutive Congressional Baseball Game win 🏆
LANDSLIDE VICTORY 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/p1HJP72YFl
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 12, 2025
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