Dodgers Mookie Betts raises doubt about accepting Trump White House invitation

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series and person received an invitation to sojourn President Donald Trump astatine the White House. The squad volition marque the travel during their travel to Washington adjacent month, according to the Los Angeles Times' Jack Harris.

While manager Dave Roberts has made it wide helium volition beryllium successful attendance, 1 of his prima players is unsure if helium volition be the ceremony. Mookie Betts does not cognize yet if helium volition articulation the Dodgers connected their travel to sojourn the White House.

"Mookie Betts, connected the different hand, said helium was undecided if helium would marque this year’s White House visit, and that helium needed to speech it implicit with his household first," Harris wrote of Betts, comparing him to Kiké Hernández who said this whitethorn beryllium his past accidental to sojourn the White House.

Betts skipped the Boston Red Sox's White House travel pursuing their 2018 World Series victory. However, helium did be successful 2021 erstwhile President Joe Biden was successful office.

"After winning his archetypal World Series rubric with the Red Sox successful 2018, Betts skipped their travel to the White House the pursuing twelvemonth during Trump’s archetypal term, on with Boston manager Alex Cora and All-Star teammate pitcher David Price," wrote Harris. "Betts did instrumentality portion successful the Dodgers’ sojourn successful 2021 with President Biden. During Trump’s archetypal term, respective sports teams, including the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia Eagles, did not marque White House visits amid a menace of boycotts from their players."

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Betts has missed some games the Dodgers person played this play owed to a tummy illness. However, helium could instrumentality soon, and hopefully, helium volition beryllium good by the clip the Dodgers marque the travel to Washington. However, whether oregon not helium volition marque the travel to the White House is unclear astatine this time.

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