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When Trump said the New York Yankees had invited him to throw the first pitch next month, he had not actually been invited, according to a new report in the New York Times.
His public announcement came as a surprise to both the White House staff and the Yankees, the paper reported, citing a person with knowledge of the president’s schedule. The president was reportedly irritated that Anthony Fauci was due to throw the first pitch at the season opener between the Yankees and the Washington Nationals when he falsely announced he was schedule to throw a pitch.
