Dodgers Visit White House, Give World Series Ring to Trump
Mark Walter gave Trump a personalized World Series ring and a No. 47 jersey as the Dodgers celebrated their second straight title.
- President Donald Trump hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Thursday to celebrate their second consecutive World Series championship during the team's East Coast road trip.
- A longstanding tradition dating to 1869 when President Ulysses S. Grant hosted the Cincinnati Red Stockings continues with championship teams. The Dodgers earned their repeat title by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 last October.
- Not every player is attending; Shortstop Mookie Betts is skipping the event to spend time with family following his third child's birth, while utility player Kiké Hernández remains absent due to a rehabilitation assignment.
- Demonstrators gathered at Dodger Stadium in March to criticize the team's immigration response, prompting the Dodgers to pledge $1.1 million to immigrant-assisting organizations and bar federal agents from using the stadium.
- Following the ceremony, the team continues its road trip to face the New York Mets on Friday. Manager Dave Roberts said, "I hope that we get this invitation every year because that's the goal.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds a World Series ring as he talks to Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners, during a reception for the reigning Major League Baseball (MLB) World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden at the White House, Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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