WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the All-Star game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 14.

The White House says Major League Baseball’s focus on community service matches with Obama’s service initiative this summer, known as United We Serve.
Obama, a White Sox fan, will be the fourth president to throw out the first pitch at an All-Star game, following John F. Kennedy (1962 in Washington), Richard Nixon (1970 in Washington) and Gerald Ford (1976 in Philadelphia).