Author: The Athletic

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers accepted an invitation to visit the White House on April 7 when the team is in the nation’s capitol, the team announced Tuesday, “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition.”
“The Dodgers look forward to visiting the White House and celebrating our title,” the team’s announcement read on X.
The group of attendees will include manager Dave Roberts, who suggested to The Athletic’s Andy McCullough (then with the Los Angeles Times) in 2019 that he would not attend a visit to the White House with Donald…

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