ARLINGTON, Texas — Former President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 1 of
“Well, this is Texas,” Jeter said Friday in a brief interview from the tunnel behind the Texas dugout on the first-base side. “You bounce it, they won’t boo you.”
“No, no,” Bush replied. “It doesn’t matter now.”
Bush wore a white jacket with the Rangers’ red “T” logo on the chest, while the Hall of Famer Rodriguez wore his familiar No. 7 jersey.
Rodriguez was still playing the last time the Rangers reached the World Series in 2010 and 2011. The 13-time Gold Glove player and 14-time All-Star spent his first 12 seasons with the Rangers, and part of a 13th season in his 21-year career.
Bush, the 43rd president, twice threw out ceremonial first pitches with his late father, George H.W. Bush, the 41st president. They paired up before Game 4 of the 2010 World Series in Arlington, Texas, and Game 5 in Houston in 2017. The younger Bush lives in Dallas.
