The Congressional Baseball Game has been a tradition in Washington, D.C., since 1909. The game has been played annually since 1962.
Members of the House and Senate -- usually sporting the uniform of a team from their home state or district -- play a game as a fund-raiser for charity. Teams are divided by political party.
This year’s game will played Thursday night.
TV: C-Span (Livestream over C-Span online -- may require cable provider)
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
Players on the Republican and Democratic baseball teams will wear Louisiana State University gear in honor of Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, who was wounded in a shooting targeting Republican members at baseball practice Wednesday.
The game benefits District of Columbia charities, including The Washington Literacy Center, The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, and the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation. This year's game also will raise money for the Fallen Officers Fund.
Democrats have won seven of the last 10 games, with Republicans winning last year's game on a walk-off single. The series is tied at 39-39-1. The game ended in a tie in 1983.
The game has included a number of Congress members who were professional baseball players, including Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning. In 1993, U.S. Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, Maria Cantwell of Washington and Blanche Lambert of Arkansas were the first women to play the game.
These are the members of Congress on the roster for this year’s game:
DEMOCRATS
Pete Aguilar, California
Nanette Diaz Barragan, California
Don Beyer, Virginia
Brendan Boyle, Pennsylvania
Tony Cardenas, California
Joe Crowley, New. York
Joe Donnelly, Indiana
Mike Doyle, Pennsylvania
Ruben Gallego, Arizona
Jared Huffman, California
Hakeem Jeffries, New York
Daniel Kildee, Michigan
Ruben Kihuen, Nevada
Chris Murphy, Connecticut
Jimmy Panetta, California
Bill Pascrell, New Jersey
Ed Perlmutter, Colorado
Jared Polis, Colorado
Cedric Richmond, Louisiana
Raul Ruiz, California
Tim Ryan, Ohio
Linda Sanchez, California
Marc Veasey, Texas
Tom Suozzi, New York
Eric Swalwell, California
Timothy Walz, Minnesota
REPUBLICANS
Joe Barton, Texas
Jack Bergman, Michigan
Mike Bishop, Michigan
Kevin Brady, Texas
Mo Brooks, Alabama
Mike Conaway, Texas
Ryan Costello, Pennsylvania
Rodney Davis, Illinois
Ron Desantis, Florida
Jeff Duncan, South Carolina
Jeff Flake, Arizona
Chuck Fleischmann, Tennessee
Matt Gaetz, Florida
Bill Johnson, Ohio
Trent Kelly, Mississippi
Darren LaHood, Illinois
Doug LaMalfa, California
Barry Loudermilk, Georgia
Roger Marshall, Kansas
Pat Meehan, Pennsylvania
John Moolenaar, Michigan
Steve Palazzo, Mississippi
Gary Palmer, Alabama
Rand Paul, Kentucky
Erik Paulsen, Minnesota
Steve Pearce, New Mexico
Thomas Rooney, Florida
Dennis Ross, Florida
Steve Scalise, Louisiana
John Shimkus, Illinois
Mark Walker, North Carolina
Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
Roger Williams, Texas
Kevin Yoder, Kansas
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