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The Los Angeles Dodgers announced this week that they will be visiting the White House in celebration\u00a0of their World Series victory<\/a>\u00a0over the New York Yankees last fall. The Dodgers plan to visit on April 7 when they will also be in Washington D.C. for a series against the Washington Nationals.<\/p>\n “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\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0in a statement. “The Dodgers look forward to visiting the White House and celebrating our title.”<\/p>\n Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called the invitation an honor for the team. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly a huge honor to get the invitation to the White House.” Roberts said, via Jack Harris of\u00a0The Los Angeles<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>Times<\/em><\/a>. “Allows us to celebrate our 2024 championship.”<\/p>\n Roberts previously indicated he could turn down a trip to visit President Trump in the White House back in 2019 if the Dodgers had won the World Series that season. He\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0The Los Angeles Times<\/em>\u00a0that year, \u201cWe have to win it first. But one trip to D.C., playing the Nationals, is plenty for me.\u201d<\/p>\n Roberts’s comments at that time came after\u00a0President Trump was critical of Roberts<\/a>\u00a0in the 2018 World Series for taking out pitcher Rich Hill against the Boston Red Sox, calling the decision a “big mistake.”<\/p>\n Watching the Dodgers\/Red Sox final innings. It is amazing how a manager takes out a pitcher who is loose & dominating through almost 7 innings, Rich Hill of Dodgers, and brings in nervous reliever(s) who get shellacked. 4 run lead gone. Managers do it all the time, big mistake!<\/p>\n \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n