Mookie Betts received his second World Sequence in October, however this weekend will mark his first time commemorating a World Sequence victory with President Donald Trump.
Betts received a title with the Boston Pink Sox in 2018, the identical 12 months he was named American League MVP.
Nevertheless, he opted to skip the staff’s celebration on the White Home in 2019.
That won’t be the case this 12 months.
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Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts celebrates after successful the 2024 World Sequence in opposition to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. (Wendell Cruz/Imagn Photos)
“This isn’t about me; I don’t need something to be about me. That is in regards to the Dodgers. As a result of these boys had been there for me,” Betts mentioned, through the L.A. Occasions.
Betts mentioned he regretted not making the journey in 2019, which supervisor Alex Cora and pitcher David Value additionally skipped, saying he felt he was a distraction.
“It doesn’t matter what I say or what I do, individuals are gonna take it as political. However that’s positively not what it’s. That is about what the Dodgers had been capable of accomplish final 12 months,” he mentioned.
Cora just lately admitted he skipped out on assembly Trump as a result of he needed to prioritize his house nation of Puerto Rico. When the Pink Sox visited the White Home in Might 2019, Puerto Rico was nonetheless recovering from the destruction of Hurricane Maria in 2017, and Cora wasn’t glad with the federal authorities’s response.
Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after hitting an RBI double within the fourth inning of Recreation 4 of the NLCS in opposition to the New York Mets at Citi Area Oct. 17, 2024, in New York, N.Y. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photographs through Getty Photos)
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Different Dodgers had been requested about their standing for the journey, however Betts’ choice was understandably high of thoughts.
“It’s what it’s. It comes with the territory, being Black in America in a state of affairs like this. It’s a troublesome spot to be in,” he mentioned. “It doesn’t matter what I select, anyone is gonna be pissed. Someone is gonna have their very own opinion. However, once more, this isn’t about me. This isn’t about politics. That is in regards to the Dodgers. It’s about my loyalty to those boys, this clubhouse. And that’s all it’s for me.”
The Dodgers defeated Trump’s hometown New York Yankees in 5 video games final 12 months.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman, left; Shohei Ohtani, heart; and Mookie Betts pose with their rings throughout a World Sequence ring ceremony earlier than a recreation in opposition to the Detroit Tigers March 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Picture/Mark J. Terrill)
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The Philadelphia Eagles will go to the White Home later this month, and the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers visited earlier this 12 months.
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