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The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House on Thursday to celebrate their second consecutive World Series championship, expressing hope they can return next year after pursuing a third straight title.
The ceremony took place during the team’s lone off day in the middle of an East Coast road trip, with President Donald Trump welcoming players, coaches and team executives to the Rose Garden. The club’s 2024 and 2025 World Series trophies were displayed during the event.
Manager Dave Roberts said the Dodgers are focused on making more history.
“We did something that hasn’t been done in [25] years, going back-to-back [as] World Series champions,” Roberts said. “And we are going for a three-peat.”
Team owner and chairman Mark Walter echoed that goal.
“We’re proud of that [2025] team and what it has achieved, and we hope to be back here again next year,” Walter said.
The visit marked the Dodgers’ third trip to the White House in six years. Following the ceremony, players toured the Oval Office and received commemorative Trump challenge coins. The team also presented Trump with a personalized World Series ring and a Dodgers jersey bearing the number 47 and his name.
Former Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, who retired after last season’s championship run and now serves as a special assistant to the organization, traveled to Washington for the celebration.
During his remarks, Trump highlighted several players for their postseason performances, including Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani, Will Klein, Freddie Freeman, Miguel Rojas, Andy Pages and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Speaking about Ohtani’s performance in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, Trump said, “I said to myself, ‘That’s the greatest game ever played by one person,’ because you did the pitching and the hitting. And he’s not finished yet.”
President Trump also compared the Dodgers’ success to the New York Yankees dynasty that won three consecutive World Series titles from 1998 to 2000.
“I was there for a lot of those games with [late Yankees owner] George Steinbrenner. He was a friend of mine, and he liked winning. He would do anything to win,” he said. “But you’re doing the same thing. It’s amazing.”