Coolidge joins Nats’ racing presidents

Former President Calvin Coolidge will be donning a Washington Nationals jersey this weekend and joining the baseball team’s “Racing Presidents.”

Ladies & gents, please meet the newest #Nats Racing President: Calvin Coolidge! Welcome to The Show, Calvin. pic.twitter.com/ZWox6RpSYB

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 1, 2015

He is the sixth commander in chief running in the beloved competition, according to CNN.

{mosads}The in-game tradition has giant mascots representing former presidents sprinting down the sidelines of Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Coolidge is joining mascots of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in the contest on Friday evening.

Some of the presidential mascots welcomed their new rival on Twitter Wednesday morning.

Did you hear the news?! Calvin Coolidge has himself a pair of running shoes. See you on the track, Calvin! pic.twitter.com/Mfhf6fhDuu

— Teddy Roosevelt (@Teddy26Nats) July 1, 2015

Hey, hey! No longer the new kid. Our newest competition, Calvin. Think he can keep up with us, @Teddy26Nats?? pic.twitter.com/R3UMpgj1dh

— William Howard Taft (@NatsBigChief27) July 1, 2015

The White House Historical Association previously partnered with the team on their last annual Christmas ornament design, according to CNN. That ornament featured references to Coolidge, the first president to light the national Christmas tree in 1923.

Work on the holiday memento led to talk about Coolidge’s storied role in baseball history.

He was the first president who attended a World Series opener and the first to throw out a first pitch, according to the report.

“We thought, what a great thing it would be if we could partner with the Washington Nationals and tell that story,” said Stewart D. McLaurin, the association’s president, according to CNN. “The Nationals were excited about it.”

Coolidge was the nation’s 30th president. He was initially a Republican lawyer in Vermont before serving as the governor of Massachusetts.