In pregame ceremonies at Nationals Park, U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise (R-La.), representing Louisiana′s 1st Congressional District, threw out the ceremonial first pitch on his 52nd birthday, with United States Capitol Police special agent Kevin Bailey catching. Both men had been shot on June 14, 2017, when a gunman opened fire on Republican U.S. senators and congressmen practicing at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia, for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity.