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Michelle Obama will attend 2009 World Series

by 7434be | October 27, 2009 at 02:00 pm

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Michelle Obama will be in attendance at the 2009 World Series Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankess. I just got the news from the White House Press Office. No word yet whether Michelle Obama will throw out the first pitch. Has a woman ever thrown out the first pitch at a World Series game?

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A. Tran

at 18:34 on October 27th, 2009

Mrs. Obama will not be throwing out the first pitch at the World Series Game One in New York.

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will attend Game One of the World Series in NYC Wednesday -- and both will take the field for opening ceremonies. Major League Baseball announced just now that as part of a program dedicated to welcoming back veterans, the first and second lady will accompany two dignitaries: Navy World War II vet and Yankee legend Yogi Berra, and Tony Odierno, who lost an arm in Iraq.

Odierno is the son of Gen. Raymond Odierno, commanding general of the multi-national force in Iraq. The younger Odierno received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service in Iraq, and now works for the Yankees's stadium operations. He'll be throwing out the first pitch, MLB announced.