President Donald Trump invited the Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House early Sunday morning, shortly after the Dodgers’ dramatic extra-innings victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series.

“Congratulations to the L.A. Dodgers, a game won by incredible CHAMPIONS!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social. “A lesser group of men would never have been able to win that game, or game 6, for that matter. So many stars made it all happen. Also, congratulations to ownership. What a great job they have done. SEE YOU ALL AT THE WHITE HOUSE!!!”

The Dodgers have not yet announced if they will accept the invitation, but Trump also hosted the franchise after its 2024 World Series win. Manager Dave Roberts called last season’s invite “a great honor for all of us.”

President @realDonaldTrump hosts the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2024 World Series Champions, to the White House 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/R8UckTXKic

— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) April 7, 2025

All but two members of the Dodgers’ 2024 championship roster attended the White House celebration on April 7 of this year. First baseman Freddie Freeman was unable to attend because he was rehabbing an ankle injury. Pitcher Brusdar Graterol, a Venezuelan national, chose to stay home and shared an Instagram Stories image of himself and his daughter with the caption, “in my brown house.”

Early in the 2025 season, the Los Angeles franchise found itself at odds with the federal government when Customs and Border Patrol agents attempted to enter the Dodger Stadium parking lot, and the organization declined to grant them access.

The Dodgers also faced protests from Southern California residents opposed to the Trump Administration’s aggressive enforcement of immigration laws. Immigrants’ rights advocates criticized the franchise for not speaking out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the Los Angeles area.

In June, the Dodgers announced a $1 million donation to assist families impacted by the federal crackdown on immigration and militarized raids in the city.

Championship teams from major U.S. professional and college sports have made customary trips to the White House for decades — the first MLB champions to make a courtesy call were the 1924 Washington Senators —but like many aspects of American life, the visits have become increasingly politicized over the past decade.

During Trump’s first term, the president tweeted that he had rescinded an invitation to the 2017 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors because he believed Stephen Curry was taking too long to decide if he would attend.

“Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!” Trump wrote in September 2017.

When the Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers faced each other in the following year’s NBA Finals, fans questioned whether either team would be invited to or accept an invitation to the White House if they won. Trump shut those questions before the series had ended.

“We’re not going to invite either team,” Trump told reporters, “but we do have other teams that are coming.”

He added, “My attitude (is), if they want to be here, the greatest place on Earth, I’ll be here. If they don’t want to be here, I don’t want them.”

The same week, the White House canceled a planned visit from the 2018 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles after several members of the team announced their intention to skip the occasion and the franchise offered to send a smaller delegation of fewer than 10 players to Washington.

This year, the Super Bowl LIX champion Eagles accepted an invitation to celebrate at the White House, although some players, including Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts, missed the April 25 ceremony due to “scheduling conflicts.”

In May 2023, the University of Georgia national championship football team declined an invitation from then-President Joe Biden’s White House. In a statement, the school explained that a trip to Washington was “not feasible given the student-athlete calendar,” but added that “we are appreciative of the invitation and look forward to other opportunities for Georgia teams.”