World Series champion LA Dodgers say they’ll visit Trump at the White House on April 7
World Series champion LA Dodgers say they’ll visit Trump at the White House on April 7
A Los Angeles Dodgers player, left, signs a miniature World Series trophy during a spring training baseball practice, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández, center, is congratulated after hitting one-run home run against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 24, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
A Los Angeles Dodgers player, left, signs a miniature World Series trophy during a spring training baseball practice, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
A Los Angeles Dodgers player, left, signs a miniature World Series trophy during a spring training baseball practice, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani in the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, March 25, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández, center, is congratulated after hitting one-run home run against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 24, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernández, center, is congratulated after hitting one-run home run against Los Angeles Angels during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 24, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers say they have accepted President Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House to celebrate their World Series title.
The Dodgers confirmed in a social media post on Tuesday night that “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition,” Trump invited them and they accepted. The team said the visit will happen on April 7 before opening a series at the Washington Nationals, adding that members of the team plan to visit Capitol Hill on April 8.
Manager Dave Roberts called it a huge honor that each World Series champion gets to experience. Roberts said deciding to go to the White House was not a formal conversation he and players had.
The NHL’s reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers became the first team to visit Trump in his second term when they were honored during a ceremony in the East Room in early February.
The White House also said recently the NFL’s Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles accepted their invitation for April 28.
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