Chris Christie Wears Unfortunately Tight Pants at Celebrity Softball Game—See a Photo of Him in His Uniform

The New Jersey governor was joined at the game, an NYPD fundraiser, by the likes of Rudy Giuliani and Eric Decker

By Corinne Heller Jun 04, 2015 8:56 PMTags
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Well, this doesn't look comfortable at all...

On Wednesday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took part in the True Blue Celebrity Softball Game at Yankee Stadium, an NYPD fundraiser, and wore a special uniform consisting of a blue jersey and a pair of white pants...which appeared to be a little too snug. No sliding to base in these, please! No lunges, either.

The 52-year-old, who is expected to launch a 2016 Republican presidential campaign but has made no formal announcement, was joined at the event by fellow participants Rudy Giuliani, 71, former presidential candidate and mayor of New York City, and NFL player Eric Decker, 28.

Christie played third baseman and was named MVP of the three-inning game, which saw his celebrity team winning 4-3, NJ.com reported. The politician was a catcher on his high school's varsity baseball team.

At the game, his jersey bore the number 41, a tribute to retired New York Mets pitcher Tom Seaver, one of the greatest pitchers of all time and the only member of the team to be inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame. Christie is a big fan of the Mets, one of the Yankees' arch rivals.

This marked Christie's second celebrity softball game at New York's Yankee's Stadium. Last year, his celebrity team won 7-6 at the Bombers Boomer Broadway Softball Classic, which benefitted the Wounded Warrior Project, NBC News said.

Eric's pregnant wife, country star Jessie James Decker, 27, sang the national anthem. She and her husband revealed to E! News exclusively in April that they are expecting a baby boy, who will join big sister Vivianne Rose Decker, 1.

The True Blue Celebrity Softball Game was set to benefit the Silver Shield Foundation, the Widows' and Children's' Fund, and the families of the three NYPD officers, Brian Moore, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, who were killed in the line of duty.

"Any time we have a loss of life, it's an awful tragedy," Gov. Christie told radio station 1010 WINS. "And if we can do stuff to help their families afterwards, it's our obligation to do it."