Over 37,500 fans were on hand Wednesday night for Jayson Werth Chia Pet night at Nationals Park, and as is often the case for such special promotions, the racing presidents joined in on the fun.
Before the start of the fourth inning presidents race, Teddy Roosevelt appeared along the outfield warning track, wearing a magician’s outfit, complete with cape, top hat and wand.
The race began with only Washington, Jefferson, Taft, and Coolidge, who were stopped by mid-race by the conjurer Teddy.
The Wizard of San Juan Hill then turned and pointed his wand at the bullpen gate, where he “conjured” a giant Chia Pet, aka Abe Lincoln, whose beard shed a stream of chia leaves as he dashed for the finish line.
No finish line video today, but here’s the race as it was called in-stadium by Nats PA announcer Jerome Hruska:
LET TEDDY WIN 