Sen Eric Schmitt preps for Congressional Baseball Game, hopes Trump could attend
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., talks to Fox News Digital ahead of the Congressional Baseball Game in Washington, D.C.
The schedule of the average congressional lawmaker is usually packed with meetings, hearings, television appearances and more.
However, some have June 11 circled on the calendar this year.
It is the time when any bad blood between Republicans and Democrats can go from the steps of Capitol Hill to the dirt and green grass at Nationals Park – the home of MLB’s Washington Nationals.
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Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) rounds the bases during the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park on June 12, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
The Congressional Baseball Game is an annual event that pits the Republican and Democratic members of the House of Representatives and the Senate against each other on the diamond. The game has been played since 1909, when the Democrats defeated the Republicans 26-16. It has been played each year since then – aside from a handful of cancellations.
The Republicans hold the series lead and are on a four-game winning streak. GOP lawmakers won last year's game, 31-11.
The game is something Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., looks forward to each year. Schmitt is a huge St. Louis Cardinals fan and played baseball at Truman State University. Schmitt released a sizzle reel before last year’s game and ended up having a few big hits in the blowout win.
"I feel good," Schmitt told Fox News Digital ahead of the game. "We’ve got a good team and our coach, Roger Williams, gets us out there in the mornings pretty early for practices. So we’ve been out there sort of getting your timing back, taking fly balls. But there’s no