The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House for the second straight year to celebrate back-to-back World Series titles, with attendees including Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, while notable players such as Mookie Betts and Kiké Hernández did not attend; the event featured a gift exchange including a No. 47 jersey and a World Series ring, and Hernandez’s rehab from a left oblique strain was noted as affecting potential reactivation timing, underscoring ongoing political sensitivities and broader debates about sports and presidential visits.