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The Los Angeles Dodgers are gearing up for what will now be 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 visit President Donald Trump in the nation’s capital.
The White House confirmed to Pakinomist Digital that the team will visit on July 23, a day off between the series in Philadelphia and New York.
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President Donald Trump, center, holds a baseball jersey with Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter, right, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., Monday, April 7, 2025. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
“President Trump is pleased 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 Pakinomist Digital.
The California Post was the first to report the news.
The Dodgers were crowned champions again after completing a Game 7 comeback against the Toronto Blue Jays in 11 innings in one of the wildest games ever.
The visit won’t be easy for some — shortly after winning the Fall Classic, an immigration rights group asked the team not to visit again.
“The Los Angeles Dodgers have always been more than a baseball team – they are 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 is under siege, we need them to stand with us on the right side of history,” wrote the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON).
“Ask the team to honor the unity, integrity and diversity they themselves represent. They cannot remain silent as our families and neighbors face violence, detention and deportation. By visiting a president who has used his power to harm the most vulnerable, the team would be turning their backs on the very people who fill the stadiums, wear the jerseys of its team, and by cheering the team its heart, and by cheering this team. The White House that Los Angeles stands for compassion, dignity and solidarity with their immigrant neighbors.”
Hard-throwing reliever Brusdar Graterol joined some other misses last year celebrating the 2024 title. Graterol chose to live in “my brown house.” Freddie Freeman did not participate as he had been on the injured list at the time, but several injured players such as Clayton Kershaw, Gavin Stone, Michael Kopech and Michael Grove were there.
Meanwhile, outfielder Mookie Betts decided to walk last year after opting out of the 2019 tour with the Boston Red Sox.
Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani speaks with President Donald Trump during a ceremony celebrating the Major League Baseball 2024 World Series Champion team, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Washington, DC (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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“This is not about me; I don’t want anything to be about me. It’s about the Dodgers. Because these boys were there for me,” Betts said, via the Los Angeles Times .
Betts said he regretted not making the trip in 2019, which manager Alex Cora and pitcher David Price also skipped, saying he felt he was a distraction. Cora recently admitted that he jumped out to meet Trump because he would prioritize his home in Puerto Rico. When the Red Sox visited the White House in May 2019, Puerto Rico was still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Maria in 2017, and Cora was not satisfied with the federal government’s response.
The Dodgers visited former President Joe Biden in July 2021 to celebrate their 2020 World Series title.
Several major sports stars, including every single NBA title winner, have declined to visit the White House during both of Trump’s terms. The Dodgers, Philadelphia Eagles, Florida Panthers, Ohio State football team, Indiana football team, LSU baseball team and Inter Miami have all visited the White House to celebrate their championships since Trump’s second term began in January 2025.
It remains to be seen whether the Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Hurricanes will follow suit, but Knicks owner James Dolan said his team would visit. That would make them the first NBA team to visit Trump.
The commissioner’s trophy is visible as Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts (L) greets United States President Donald Trump as he hosts the 2024 World Series champions in the East Room of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees with a 7-6 victory in Game. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Last year, the Florida Gators were the first college basketball team to visit Trump since the Baylor women’s team in 2019.
