President Donald Trump welcomed the Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House to celebrate his 2024 World Series Championship on the New York Yankees.
While Trump promoted the team’s achievements and his star players, he took a small jab in Boston’s red socks to exchange Mookie Betts to the Dodgers before the 2020 season. Since then, Dodgers have won two World Series titles with Betts in the team and are prepared to return it in 2025.
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President Donald Trump, on the right, greets Mookie Betts during a ceremony to honor the champion of the World League Series 2024 Los Angeles Dodgers in the East Room of the White House on Monday, April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Trump recognized the agreement made by the Dodgers.
“Mookie Betts, Oh, it’s good,” Trump said before shaking the hand of the star player. “That guy can play, right? I mean, incredible. I don’t mean that I saw him when I was in Boston, but I did it.
“I didn’t think it was a particularly good exchange when they succeeded, and he was right.”
President Trump is a New York Yankees fan and is mentioned as such during his speech. He also talked about the difficulty of sitting next to the late owner of the Yankees George Steinbrenner during a game.
Mookie Betts of Los Angeles Dodgers, left, Shohei Ohtani, Center and Clayton Kershaw listen while President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to honor the champion team of the World Series of the Major Leagues Baseball 2024 in the East Room of the White House on Monday, April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Boston changed to Betts and David Price to the Dodgers for Jeter Downs, Alex Verdugo and Connor Wong on February 10, 2020. Wong is still with the Red Sox, Downs is playing in Japan, Verdugo played for the Yankees last season and is currently on the list of 40 men of the Braves of Atlanta.
The Red Sox won the World Series in 2018, with Betts and Price on the team. The former pitcher retired from baseball in 2022.
The Los Angeles Dodgers appointed the batter Shhehei Ohtani, #17, celebrates after their home run with their teammate Mookie Betts, #50, during the third entry of a baseball game against Washington’s nationals on Monday, April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Betts was 1 by 4 with an RBI on Monday night against Washington’s nationals. He is hitting .306 with three homers so far this year.
