Former U.S. President George W. Bush made headlines recently when he took the mound to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the World Series opener. For many, the sight of the 43rd president stepping onto the field stirred nostalgia. Bush has long been tied to baseball, both as a former co-owner of the Texas Rangers and as a president who famously threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium just weeks after the September 11 attacks in 2001—a moment remembered as one of his most powerful public appearances.
But this year’s pitch was different. Viewers noticed something unusual: instead of sailing straight across the plate, the ball curved sharply, leading to speculation that something was wrong. Shortly afterward, Bush’s daughter, Jenna Bush Hager, spoke publicly about what really happened.
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