The article stated that the Republican team was gathered for one final practice before the gunman opened fire.
Davis, his team's starting catcher, suffered cuts to his left elbow when he fled from the shooter. "We believe the best way to honor them it to play the game as scheduled [Thursday night]", event officials said in a statement. "But this country coming together in the wake of that tragedy proves that bipartisanship actually exists". "I literally ran for my life and jumped in the dugout into Congressman Williams' arms", he said.
The shooting left four others injured.
The shooter, identified as 66-year-old James Hodgkinson of Belleville, Illinois, was killed in an exchange of gunfire with police.
Since the shooting, members of Congress have spoken about a need for unity, at a time when polarization seems to be at an all-time high. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R - Louisiana) was shot in the hip and has undergone three surgeries since Wednesday morning.
Following that initial showdown (Democrats won, in case you're keeping score), the game was played intermittently for the first part of the 20th century, with wars and the Great Depression interrupting any set schedule. "If we don't play this baseball game and we go home, then they win". Because Scalise is a member of House leadership, Capitol Police were present at the field.
Scalise was wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Republican baseball practice in Virginia on Wednesday.
"He was very adamant", Haverly said. It is a rare and genuine opportunity for Democrats and Republicans to put their divisions aside and show those gathered in the stadium and watching across the U.S., that they are not just politicians - they are people and players.
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Rep. Darin LaHood's name appears on this year's GOP team roster, but the Peoria lawmaker ended up sitting out the game.
The annual charity game, a tradition since 1909, was held this year at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. But this year, 8 a.m. committee meetings have kept him from practice, he said.
Even so, a poignant and immovable shadow cast itself over Thursday's annual congressional baseball game. The town hall drew about 850 people, LaHood said. "We are all praying for those who are attacked and for their families", he said. "That's disturbing to anyone in public office".
Keeping the game going has become an important statement for lawmakers - an emotional declaration that such attacks and threats of violence won't force them to hide or change their routines.
The organization that puts together the game said it had raised $1 million going ahead of the first pitch Thursday night.
This isn't just a baseball game.
President Donald Trump, who visited Scalise in the hospital on Wednesday, sent a video message that played at the start of the game. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., left and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, managers of the congressional baseball teams, shake hands during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, where they talked abo.
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