Los Angeles Times Column Says Dodgers Should Decline Trump White House Invite

The Los Angeles Dodgers won the 2024 World Series, securing their second title in the last five seasons after the 2020 title. Since that 2020 win came during an election year, the team made the traditional ceremonial visit to the White House under the Biden Administration. Though it's unclear if Joe Biden knew who the Dodgers were, where he was at the time, or what sport the team plays.

As the 2024 title also came in an election year, the Dodgers should now be set to visit the White House under the second Trump administration. And some opinion writers are very, very unhappy about it.

An article recently published in the Los Angeles Times made the case that the Dodgers should decline the invitation to the White House because it's coming from Donald Trump. And because Los Angeles County has a lot of Democrats in it. Seriously.

"So what should we expect the hometown World Series champs to do in 2025?" wrote Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier. "The logical time for a Trump-Dodgers rapprochement would be in just about a month, when Los Angeles will be headed to Washington to play the Nationals starting April 7. Don’t bet on it."

"All in all, it’s hard to imagine the Dodgers agreeing to a celebratory photo op with the president right now," they continue. "Los Angeles is not just Dodger blue, but Democrat blue. The president lost L.A. County by 33 percentage points. In his feuds with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Trump has threatened to withhold fire disaster funds without concessions… The World Champion Dodgers should stand up to, not next to, the president."

All because some left-wing voters and maybe a few players can decide for the whole team, even if some players, like say, reliever Blake Treinen, would be thrilled to attend.