The Los Angeles Dodgers will accept an invitation to the White House for a ceremony to celebrate their 2025 World Series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.A White House official told the New York Post the team has been in touch about a visit and the plan to attend. A date has not yet been set.There were calls for the team to forgo the traditional White House celebration due to ongoing tension with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement across the country.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMDodgers team president Stan Kasten also said this past weekend, “I don’t have any news for you on that,” regarding a White House visit, per the Los Angeles Times.Meanwhile, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told the outlet he intends on going to the White House.”I am going to continue to try to do what tradition says and not try to make political statements because I am not a politician.”IMMIGRATION RIGHTS GROUP PETITIONS DODGERS TO SKIP WHITE HOUSE VISIT AFTER WORLD SERIES WINThe Dodgers, winners of back-to-back World Series after a thrilling seven-game bout with the Blue Jays, have attended their ceremony at the White House in their recent championships. The first was with President Joe Biden in 2021, and the team traveled to the nation’s capital for a meeting with President Donald Trump this past April.Almost all of the Dodgers roster was with Roberts at the White House last year despite pushback from fans. Yet, players had the same views as Roberts — it’s tradition.”The White House is an incredible honor to get to go see, regardless of who’s in office,” Clayton Kershaw said, per the New York Post. “We went in 2021. We went this time. I know there’s 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’s stuff that you can’t lose sight of no matter what you believe. I was super honored to get to go today.”There were some, like Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol, who declined the invitation to stay at “my brown house.”After the Dodgers defended their title in Toronto, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON), an immigration rights group, wrote an online petition pleading with the Dodgers not to attend the White House if an invitation comes for 2026.”The Los Angeles Dodgers have always been more than a baseball team — they’re part of the spirit of who we are as a city. The team represents our neighborhoods, our families, and our shared love for our diverse communities. But right now, our community, our city are under siege, we need them to stand with us, on the right side of history,” the petition read.”Ask the team to honor the unity, integrity and diversity they themselves represent. They cannot stay silent as our families and neighbors face violence, detention, and deportation. By visiting a president who has used his power to harm the most vulnerable, the
Dodgers will attend White House ceremony celebrating World Series win amid ongoing ICE tension: report
