GOP and Dems to face off in annual Congressional Baseball Game, Republicans look to extend 5-year win streak
OAN Staff Katherine Mosack
3:52 PM – Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Democrats hope to break their five-year losing streak against the Republicans in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, a tradition in Washington, D.C., that has gone on for more than 100 years.
On Wednesday, at about 7:00 p.m. ET, the two teams will meet at Nationals Park for the 91st annual game.
Representative Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), a Dodgers fan, will be coaching the Democrat team and Representative Rodger Williams (R-Texas), an All-Southwest Conference baseball player at Texas Christian University in the 1960s, will coach the Republican team.
The Democrat roster includes:
- Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)
- Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.)
- Representative Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.)
- Representative Gregorio Casar (D-Texas)
- Representative Gil Cisneros (D-Calif.)
- Representative Chris Deluzio (D-Penn.)
- Representative Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.)
- Representative Shomari Figures (D-Ala.)
- Representative Adam Gray (D-Calif.)
- Representative Tim Kennedy (D-N.Y.)
- Representative Mike Levin (D-Calif.)
- Representative John Mannion (D-N.Y.)
- Representative Morgan McGarvey (D-Ky.)
- Representative Christian Menefee (D-Texas)
- Representative Dave Min (D-Calif.)
- Representative Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)
- Representative Frank Mrvan (D-Ind.)
- Representative Kevin Mullin (D-Calif.)
- Representative Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.)
- Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)
- Representative Josh Riley (D-N.Y.)
- Representative Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)
- Representative Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.)
- Representative Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.)
- Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.)
- Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-Va.)
- Representative Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.)
The Republican roster features:
- Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)
- Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.)
- Representative Aaron Bean (R-Fla.)
- Representative Jack Bergman (R-Mich.)
- Representative Mike Bost (R-Ill.)
- Representative Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.)
- Representative Eric Burlison (R-Mo.)
- Representative Kat Cammack (R-Fla.)
- Representative Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.)
- Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.)
- Representative Troy Downing (R-Mont.)
- Representative Jake Ellzey (R-Texas)
- Representative Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa)
- Representative Brad Finstad (R-Minn.)
- Representative Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.)
- Representative Clay Fuller (R-Ga.)
- Representative Craig Goldman (R-Texas)
- Representative Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.)
- Representative Erin Houchin (R-IND.)
- Representative Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.)
- Representative Morgan Luttrell (R-Texas)
- Representative Rich McCormick (R-Ga.)
- Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa)
- Representative Cory Mills (R-Fla.)
- Representative John Moolenaar (R-Mich.)
- Representative Blake Moore (R-Utah)
- Representative Nathaniel Moran (R-Texas)
- Representative Greg Murphy (R-N.C.)
- Representative Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.)
- Representative Gary Palmer (R-Ala.)
- Representative August Pfluger (R-Texas)
- Representative Steve Scalise (R-La.)
- Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.)
- Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.)
- Representative Dave Taylor (R-Ohio)
- Representative William Timmons (R-S.C.)
- Representative Matt Van Epps (R-Tenn.)
- Representative Roger Williams (R-Texas)
The first annual baseball game between federal legislators took place in 1909. There were gaps during the Great Depression, World War II and in the late 1950-s when House Speaker Sam Rayburn, a Democrat, felt the rivalries were too heated between the two parties.
The summertime tradition supports charities in the D.C. area and provides scholarships for children.
Republicans won by 13-12 in 2021, 10-0 in 2022, 16-6 in 2023, 31-11 in 2024 and 13-2 in 2025. The annual sporting event was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, meaning the Democrat team’s last win was 14-7 in 2019.
This game is especially important for Democrats, as former professional baseball player and World Series champion Mark Teixeira is on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for Texas’ 21st Congressional District. Teixeira, 46, played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees.
“I’m excited about knocking off the rust — then beating the Democrats on and off the field,” Teixeira said about next year’s game, should he win in November.
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