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Republicans rout Democrats in annual Congressional Baseball Game

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Updated  June 12, 2025 5:44am EDT
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The Annual Congressional Baseball Game comes to Nats Park

The Annual Congressional Baseball Game comes to Nats Park

The game wasn’t all that close as the Republicans routed the Democrats 13-2 for their fifth win in a row.

The Brief

    • Republicans routed Democrats 13-2 in the annual Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Park.
    • The charity event raised a record $2.75 million, with 30,000 tickets sold.
    • Fans enjoyed the game’s competitive spirit as Republicans secured their fifth straight win.

WASHINGTON - It was a packed house at Nationals Park on Wednesday, but not for the Nationals. The crowd was out for the annual Congressional Baseball Game.

Republicans dominate again

What we know:

The game wasn’t all that close as the Republicans routed the Democrats 13-2 for their fifth win in a row.

The game itself dates to 1909 and is designed to raise money for local charities, including the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington.

Republicans routed the Democrats 13-2 for their fifth win in a row in the annual Congressional Baseball Game. 

Record-setting charity event

This year the game raised more than $2.75 million – the most they’ve ever raised.

Also, they opened the upper deck for the first time tonight. Because we’re told, they sold 30,000 tickets, also a record. For comparison, the Nationals are averaging 26,000 so far this season.

Fans FOX 5 spoke to at the game largely said they were excited to see some healthy competition between the political rivals. 

The Source: Information in this article comes from the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity and previous FOX 5 reporting. 

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