Dodgers will again visit White House to celebrate World Series championship, official says

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set for what is now becoming an annual trip to the White House.After becoming the first team to win back-to-back Fall Classics since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998 to 2000, the Dodgers will once again pay a visit to President Donald Trump in the nation's capital.The White House confirmed to Fox News Digital that the team will visit on July 23, an off day between series in Philadelphia and New York.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPresident Donald Trump, center, holds a baseball jersey alongside Clayton Kershaw, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, left, and Mark Walter, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, right, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 7, 2025.(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)"President Trump is excited to welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers BACK to the White House to celebrate their World Series championship!" White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement to Fox News Digital.The California Post was the first to report the news.The Dodgers were crowned champs again after completing a Game 7 comeback against the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings in one of the wildest games of all time.The visit will not come easily to some — shortly after winning the Fall Classic, an immigration rights group pleaded with the team not to visit again."The Los Angeles Dodgers have always been more than a baseball team — they’re part of the spirit of who we are as a city.
The team represents our neighborhoods, our families, and our shared love for our diverse communities.But right now, our community, our city are under siege, we need them to stand with us, on the right side of history," the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) wrote in an online petition."Ask the team to honor the unity, integrity and diversity they themselves represent.
They cannot stay silent as our families and neighbors face violence, detention, and deportation...