Sen. Eric Schmitt notched a highlight this week he won't soon forget. The Missouri Republican made ESPN's "SportsCenter" Top 10 plays of the day on Wednesday night with a diving catch during the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park. Schmitt, one of the GOP's standout players, tracked down a
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Sen. Eric Schmitt notched a highlight this week he won't soon forget. The Missouri Republican made ESPN's "SportsCenter" Top 10 plays of the day on Wednesday night with a diving catch during the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park. Schmitt, one of the GOP's standout players, tracked down a
Eric Schmitt notched a highlight this week he won't soon forget. The Missouri Republican made ESPN's "SportsCenter" Top 10 plays of the day Wednesday night with a diving catch during the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity at Nationals Park. Eric Schmitt hit the dirt Wednesday night at Nationals Park — and came up bloody.
The Hill reported the story as "GOP senator's diving catch in baseball game makes ESPN's top plays." The Daily Caller reported the story as "Sen. Eric Schmitt Left Bloodied Following Incredible Catch As GOP Hammers Democrats In Congressional Baseball Game."
3 sources have covered this story, including The Daily Caller, The Hill and The Daily Wire. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
Source accounts have not fully aligned on every figure tied to this story (different reports cite 95 %, 10, 11); the published L1FE summary holds those specifics open until more sources converge.
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