At Federal Workforce Day at Nationals Park this week, Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health, kicked off the ballgame by singing the national anthem.
The Partnership for Public Service caught part of the rendition on video and posted it to their Twitter account.
.@NIHDirector Francis Collins sings the national anthem! #PSRW #Sammies2016 @NIH pic.twitter.com/tD7w50Xg97
— The Partnership (@RPublicService) May 24, 2016
The Washington Post notes that Collins obligingly signed baseballs and chatted with his fans after his performance.
The Washington Nationals went on to beat the New York Mets 7-4.