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Washington Nationals add William Howard Taft to Presidents' Race

A person dressed as William Howard Taft, the

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Perhaps Teddy's first win in the Presidents' Race wasn't a fluke after all.

On Saturday, the Washington Nationals announced that William Howard Taft -- Bill -- will become the fifth member of the Presidents' Race this season. The team introduced the nation's 27th president at NatsFest on Saturday. He joins the lineup of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt.

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