{"id":747469,"date":"2026-07-09T19:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/747469\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:54:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:54:16","slug":"la-dodgers-schedule-white-house-visit-for-world-series-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/747469\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Dodgers schedule White House visit for World Series celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Dodgers have booked a date with the White House to celebrate the team\u2019s second-straight World Series title<\/a>, The California Post has learned.<\/p>\n

The team will visit the White House on July 23 during an off day between a three-game series against the Phillies and a three-game set with the Mets on an East Coast road trip, a White House official told The Post.<\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump speaks during a luncheon in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, July 6, 2026. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani speaks with President Donald Trump during a ceremony celebrating the Major League Baseball 2024 World Series Champion team, in the East Room at the White House on Monday, April 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump is excited to welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers BACK to the White House to celebrate their World Series championship!\u201d White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The now-planned visit ends months of speculation swirling around the trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs was the case one year ago, the Dodgers\u2019 upcoming visits to the White House and Capitol Hill follow the longtime tradition of visits by other World Series champions. We appreciate these tributes in recognition of our back-to-back championships,\u201d the Dodgers said in a statement to The Post.<\/p>\n

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While manager Dave Roberts stated in the offseason he fully intended on going<\/a> \u2014 \u201cI am going to continue to try to do what tradition says,\u201d he said \u2014 the Dodgers did miss out on the opportunity to celebrate with President Trump while they were in D.C. for their series against the Nationals in April.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers couldn\u2019t fit a White House visit into their series against Washington because of the game schedule, and with no other trips to the nation\u2019s capital this season, it appeared they would miss the tradition.<\/p>\n

Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to a solo home run, his 300th for his career, to take a 1-0 lead over the Colorado Rockies, during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on July 07, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images<\/p>\n

But with an off day between series in Philadelphia (July 20\u201322) and New York (July 24\u201326), they found a window that worked for a visit with Trump.<\/p>\n

The team previously celebrated a World Series win with Trump in April 2025. During that visit, Trump glowed about the Dodgers, praising the team while acknowledging Shohei Ohtani\u2019s \u201cmovie star\u201d looks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Former Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw called that White House visit \u201can incredible honor to get to go see, regardless of who\u2019s in office.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe went in 2021,\u201d Kershaw said. \u201cWe went this time. I know there\u2019s been a lot of stuff about, should the Dodgers go? All this stuff. But at the end of the day, getting to go to the White House, getting to see the Oval Office, getting to meet the President of the United States, that\u2019s stuff that you can\u2019t lose sight of, no matter what you believe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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