{"id":15488,"date":"2026-07-24T07:48:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T02:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15488"},"modified":"2026-07-24T07:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T02:48:04","slug":"president-trump-makes-dodgers-stars-laugh-on-white-house-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15488","title":{"rendered":"President Trump makes Dodgers stars laugh on White House visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2FCOMP-TRUMP-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump was all smiles when he welcomed the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/23\/sports\/dodgers-visit-white-house-for-2025-world-series-celebration\/\">Dodgers to the White House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump even cracked a few jokes with the team Thursday during the outdoor ceremony in the Rose Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps one of the funniest moments from the 2025 World Series celebration in the nation\u2019s capital was when the president asked Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani a hilarious question.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Donald Trump made Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto laugh during the Dodgers\u2019 White House visit.  <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Alex Brandon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWho\u2019s the better pitcher?\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"\/>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--more inline-module--author inline-module--more--thirds\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"inline-module__heading subsection-heading subsection-heading--underline subsection-heading--underline--indent-30 \">\n\t\t\tMore From\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"subsection-heading__sub\">Valentina Martinez<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Ohtani and Yamamoto laughed along with the rest of the Dodgers\u2019 personnel who erupted into smiles. Trump sang the Dodgers\u2019 praises for nearly 20 minutes in a recap of the team\u2019s success throughout the 2025 season, culminating in LA\u2019s epic World Series win in a thrilling Game 7 against the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Shohei Ohtani shook hands with President Donald Trump during the Dodgers\u2019 White House visit.  <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Alex Brandon<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three notable Dodgers absent from the White House visit were Mookie Betts, Kik\u00e9 Hernandez and reliever Edgardo Henriquez.<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/11\/sports\/mookie-betts-unlikely-to-go-on-dodgers-white-house-trip\/\"> Betts revealed he likely wouldn\u2019t join his teammates<\/a> at the Oval Office for family reasons. <\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers traveled to Washington on their off-day during a nine-game road trip. This marked the second consecutive year that the team commemorated a World Series title at the White House.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dodgers owner Mark Walter presented President Donald Trump with a jersey and championship ring.  <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/23\/sports\/dodgers-gift-president-trump-perfectly-numbered-jersey\/\">Trump was gifted a No. 47 jersey<\/a> and World Series ring from Dodgers owner Mark Walter. <\/p>\n<p>There was uncertainty surrounding the Dodgers\u2019 visit this year after scheduling conflicts prevented the team from making a stop at the White House during their opening road trip to kick off the season, which began with a three-game series against the Nationals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump was all smiles when he welcomed the Dodgers to the White House. Trump even cracked a few jokes with the team Thursday during the outdoor ceremony in the Rose Garden. 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