The Los Angeles Dodgers announced they've accepted an invitation to visit President Donald Trump at the White House in celebration of their 2024 World Series victory on April 7.
The White House visit will coincide with the Dodgers' scheduled three-game road series against the Washington Nationals from April 7 to April 9. The team is also scheduled to visit Capitol Hill on April 8.
"In keeping with long-standing baseball tradition, President Trump has invited the 2024 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House when they play in Washington D.C. on April 7. The Dodgers look forward to visiting the White House and celebrating our title. In addition, members of the Dodgers will visit Capitol Hill on April 8," the Dodgers said in a post shared on their X account.
The Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in five games to win their eighth World Series in franchise history last October. Los Angeles rallied back from a 5-0 deficit in Game 5 with a five-run fifth inning before taking the lead in the seventh when Tommy Edman scored on a sacrifice fly hit by Mookie Betts.
Betts reached on an infield single to give the Dodgers their first run, capitalizing on a lapsed play in which the Yankees left first base open after first baseman Anthony Rizzo fielded the ball just far enough away from the base. Freddie Freeman, who hit a home run in each of the first three games of the World Series and homered in four consecutive World Series games dating back to his 2021 World Series win as a member of the Atlanta Braves, singled to center, which scored Edman and Will Smith before Teoscar Hernández doubled to center, scoring Betts and Freeman.
Starting pitcher Walker Buehler earned the save, entering in the ninth inning despite having started Game 3 two days earlier. Reliever Lake Treinen earned his second win of the World Series, recording three strikeouts and one hit in 2.1 innings.
The Dodgers last World Series victory came during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, which was played in front of a limited capacity attendance.