Dodgers' Trump visit decision sends fans spiraling

The Los Angeles Dodgers took vigor connected Tuesday aft the nine announced it would sojourn President Donald Trump astatine the White House to observe their 2024 World Series title.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called it a "great honor" to beryllium capable to spell to the White House.

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Fans await the commencement of the Los Angeles Dodgers 2024 World Series Championship parade successful Downtown Los Angeles connected Nov. 1, 2024. (Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images)

"It wasn't a ceremonial speech that we had arsenic a ballclub," helium said, via ESPN. "It's surely a immense grant to get the invitation to the White House. It allows america to observe our 2024 championship. To my understanding, each World Series champion gets that honor, truthful it's a large grant for each of us."

In 2019, Roberts suggested to the Los Angeles Times helium would skip a White House sojourn aft Trump criticized Roberts during the 2018 World Series for making a pitching change.

Regardless of what changed, MLB fans criticized the team.

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Other fans were irked by the determination due to the fact that a webpage honoring Jackie Robinson was removed from a Defense Department website dedicated to athletes who served successful the subject past week.

A Defense authoritative told OutKick the leafage was deleted due to the fact that of quality mistake successful the contention to conscionable a DEI deadline.

Fans ticker from an overpass during the 2024 World Series title parade for the Los Angeles Dodgers successful Downtown Los Angeles connected Nov. 1, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

The Dodgers said they would marque their White House sojourn connected April 7, erstwhile the squad is successful municipality to instrumentality connected the Washington Nationals. The squad added that players volition sojourn Capitol Hill the adjacent day.

"In keeping with long-standing shot tradition, President Trump has invited the 2024 World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House erstwhile they play successful Washington D.C. connected April 7," the squad said. "The Dodgers look guardant to visiting the White House and celebrating our title. 

"In addition, members of the Dodgers volition sojourn Capitol Hill connected April 8."

The Dodgers’ play has already begun with their expanse of the Chicago Cubs overseas.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, #30, celebrates aft the Los Angeles Dodgers bushed the New York Yankees successful crippled 5 to triumph the 2024 World Series astatine New York City connected Oct. 30, 2024. (Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images)

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