Former President George W. Bush recently hit headlines for bouncing the ceremonial first pitch at the World Series opener. Jenna Bush Hager, his daughter, shed light on the incident, revealing that her father had back surgery earlier in the year.
She explained, “It did not, it curved, and he just had back surgery, so unfortunately he probably injured himself.
”A spokesperson for President Bush confirmed his back surgery, saying, “President Bush isn’t one to make excuses, but that’s true — he did have fusion surgery on his lower back early this year.” In spite of the surgery, he is recovering well.
Bush left the Rangers after he was elected governor of Texas in 1994 and sold his stake in the franchise in 1998. Two years later, he made it to the White House, and has not had any formal ties to the franchise in his post-presidential life.
