Champion Dodgers to visit White House in April
March 26 - The Los Angeles Dodgers accepted an invitation to celebrate their World Series victory at the White House.
The visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. will take place April 7 when the Dodgers are in Washington, D.C., to play the Nationals. The team said members of the Dodgers will visit Capitol Hill the following day.
"The Dodgers look forward to visiting the White House and celebrating our title," the team said in a statement released Tuesday night.
In addition, members of the Dodgers will visit Capitol Hill on April 8.
"It's certainly a huge honor to get the invitation to the White House," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday before his team met the Los Angeles Angels in an exhibition game. "It allows us to celebrate our 2024 championship. To my understanding, every World Series champion gets that honor, so it's a great honor for all of us."
The team also visited with former President Joe Biden at the White House to celebrate the 2020 World Series title the following year.
The Dodgers will be the first champions to meet with President Donald Trump in April. The Super Bowl LIX-winning Philadelphia Eagles are scheduled to visit April 28.
Trump also said recently he would welcome a visit from the Kansas City Chiefs, who won the 2020 Super Bowl during his first term as president. They were unable to go to Washington because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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