Los Angeles Dodgers will indeed visit President Donald Trump in the White House.
The defending champions of the World Series announced Tuesday that they would accept the president's invitation for an event on April 7, when the team is in DC to play the Nationals in Washington. The team will visit the Capitol the next day.
In accordance with the tradition of longtime baseball, President Trump invited the 2024 world champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House when they play Washington DC on April 7. The dodgers are looking forward to visiting the White House and celebrating our title.
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– Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 25, 2025
The Dodgers prepared for a visit to the White House with their World Series race last year, crowned a five -game victory in the fall classic on New York Yankees, the MLB Trump's favorite team. There had been a question as to if they would really make the trip to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., however, especially given the calendar.
Before Tuesday, there was no indication of the team's plans, despite April 7, just two weeks old. In comparison, the Eagles of Philadelphia, a team that did not visit Trump during his first presidency in the midst of disputed circumstanceswon their second Super Bowl on February 9 and confirmed that they were visiting March 11.
Meanwhile, Trump has Contested with local politicians and threatened to retain federal aid for forest fires that have ravaged part of Los Angeles. Its administration has also aroused strong criticism The deletion of an article on the history of the army of Jackie Robinson, which was then restored, as part of his campaign against dei Policies.
While the dodgers say they will visit the White House, not all players could make the trip. Dodgers star Mookie Betts jumped a visit to Trump's White House after winning the World Series with the Boston Red SoxWhile manager Dave Roberts said he would not go when asked for a hypothetical in 2019. Asset also criticized Roberts decision -making in the past.
The Dodgers announced that they would make the trip a few minutes before Roberts spoke with journalists before a training match in the spring against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. He confirmed that he would indeed make the trip, Via Jack Harris from Los Angeles Times::
“I respect the position. It is the highest office in our country certainly, in the world. So I can't wait to be there. “
Roberts also discussed the question of the Robinson articlesaying that it was happy that it was restored and referring to stronger opinions on the Dei affair:
“I am happy that they put the page back on. I have my strong opinions on Dei and all that, but it's another scrum. ”
According to Open Secrets, the owner of the Dodgers, Mark Walter, and the president of the Stan Kasten team made donations to democratic causes in the past, while Magic Johnson and Billie Jean King, both members of the property group, publicly expressed opposition to Trump in the past.
The Dodgers won the World Series 2020 on October 27, 2020, a week before Trump's defeat against Joe Biden in the presidential election, and Visited Biden in July following. They too Accepted a call from Biden and the vice-president Kamala Harris shortly after their victory in 2024.
