.@SteveScalise throws out first pitch at @Nationals playoff game, months after being shot at congressional ballgame practice. pic.twitter.com/KQQB1BxffY
— Jonathan Allen (@jonallendc) October 6, 2017
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) threw the ceremonial first pitch at Friday night’s playoff game between the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs.
Scalise, holding onto a walker, tossed the pitch to open the series taking place at Nationals Park in southeast Washington, D.C.
WHAT A MOMENT. House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise throwing out the first pitch for Game 1 of the NLDS. Amazing scene. pic.twitter.com/OO3p7kJsYF
— Scott Abraham (@ScottABC7) October 6, 2017
{mosads}
The park is the site of the annual Congressional Baseball Game, where lawmakers gathered earlier this year in a show of unity following a baseball practice shooting.
Scalise was critically injured in June when a gunman opened fire on the GOP baseball team as it practiced ahead of this year’s congressional game. Scalise and three others were shot.
The No. 3 House Republican returned to Capitol Hill last week. He is still undergoing rehabilitation and has been using crutches and a motorized scooter to get around.
The Nationals and Cubs are squaring off Friday night in Game 1 of their National League Division Series.