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Washington Nationals Holding Tryouts to Be a Racing President in 2024

One of the best promotions in baseball is the "Racing Presidents" at Washington Nationals games and the Nats are now holding tryouts and applications for the position in 2024.
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Washington Nationals Holding Tryouts to Be a Racing President in 2024
Washington Nationals Holding Tryouts to Be a Racing President in 2024

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One of the best promotions in all of baseball is the "Racing Presidents" promo that is held at Washington Nationals home games.

And now, you can be one of the racing Presidents! The Nats are taking applications for tryouts for the position for the 2024 season.

Per the social media account for the team:

In addition to trying to be a Racing President, you can also apply for other positions as well. Here's a portion of the application requirements for the President's race:

The Racing Presidents have been a mainstay at Nationals games since 2006. Originally a scoreboard video feature, the Presidents came "to life" in 2006. They are regularly featured on ESPN and have garnered the IDEA Conference “Best Interactive Feature” Award and GameOps.com "Best OF On-Field Promotion" award on multiple occasions. The Racing Presidents not only race in the mid-4th inning, but also greet fans at the gates before home games and Meet and Greet with the fans after the race until the bottom of the 5th inning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Take on the persona of the Racing President you encompass.
  • Interact with fans during pre-game.
  • Race in the mid-4th Presidents Race.
  • Participate in the photo station following the end of the race.
  • Take part in the 7th Inning Stretch.
  • Act as a Racing President handler, known as “Secret Service” during home games when not scheduled to be a Racing President.
  • Take part in outside appearances as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities necessary to perform essential functions

  • Must be reliable and able to arrive at Nationals Park at least 90 minutes prior to first pitch.
  • Must be able to work at least 40% of Nationals home games.
  • Must be able to take part in the annual tryout (tryouts are by invitation only).
  • Must be between 5'7" and 6'6" in height.
  • Ability to run from centerfield to first base (approximately 200 yards) in a 50 pound costume.
  • Ability to properly function while wearing a 50 pound costume...

So, who wants in? 

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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