Mookie Betts Winning his second World Series in October, but this weekend will be his first time with President Donald Trump to commemorate the World Series.
Bates wins the championship Boston Red Socks In the same year, in 2018, he was named the American League MVP.
However, he chose to skip the 2019 celebrations at the White House.
This is not the case this year.
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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts celebrates after the New York Yankees won the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn image)
“It has nothing to do with me; I don’t want me to have anything. It’s about the Dodgers. Because these boys are around me.” By The Los Angeles Times.
Bates said he was sorry he didn’t make a trip in 2019, which was also skipped by manager Alex Cora and pitcher David Price, who said he felt distracted.
“Whatever I say or do, people will see it as politics. But it’s definitely not. It’s about the work the Dodgers were able to accomplish last year,” he said.
Cola Recently admitted that he jumped out Meet Trump because he wants to prioritize his native Puerto Rico. When the Red Sox visited the White House in May 2019, Puerto Rico was still recovering from the damage caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017, and Cora was unhappy with the federal government’s response.
Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacted after hitting the RBI doubles in the fourth inning of the game 4 of NLC at Citi Field, NY, NY on October 17, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB via Getty Images)
Yankee announcer left the Mets and he was the vulgar Juan Soto
Other Dodgers were also asked about their travel status, but Bates’ decision was the most important.
“That’s it. It’s accompanied by territory, in this case it’s black in the United States. It’s a tough place,” he said. “Whatever I choose, someone will get angry.
The Dodgers beat Trump’s hometown of New York Yankees in five games last year.
Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers, left; Shohei Ohtani, center; Mookie Betts put the ring at the World Series ring ceremony before playing against the Detroit Tigers in Los Angeles on March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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The Philadelphia Eagles will visit the White House later this month, with the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers visiting earlier this year.
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