Democrats Defeat GOP 13 - 12 In Come-From-Behind Congressional Baseball Game

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GOP rep hits rare, out-of-the-park homerun at congressional game​

-- GOP rep hits out-of-the-park home run in Congressional Baseball Game​

• R-Fla Greg Steube is the first lawmaker to clear the fence at Nationals Park since the game was moved there in 2008​

As the ball hit off a railing in front of the first row of the stands and ricocheted back onto the field, Steube broke into a Kirk Gibson-style slow trot around the bases. He was congratulated by Democratic fielders he encountered before being mobbed by his red-clad teammates as he crossed the plate.

Steube is the first lawmaker to clear the fence at Nationals Park since the game was moved there in 2008. Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) is believed to have been the first lawmaker to hit an out-of-the-park home run in the game, doing so in 1979 at Alexandria, Va. In 1997, Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) clanged a home run off the foul pole at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie, Md.

The Republicans began to celebrate their victory at the end of the game with a win over the Democrats with a score of 12 - 11. The celebration was short-lived, however, as score keepers from the FBI, CIA, and State Department found a briefcase containing 2 additional runs for the Democrats, giving the Democrats the win over the GOP with a final score of 13 - 12.

GOP rep hits out-of-the-park home run in Congressional Baseball Game

If the congressional gig doesn’t work out, the Washington Nationals may be able to use Rep. Greg Steube.

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