Dodgers send message about White House visit

With the Los Angeles Dodgers set to visit the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets later this month, an off-day between the two East Coast series looms on the schedule July 23.

Amid reports that the defending World Series champions will use that day to visit the White House — a ceremony typically afforded the reigning champions in the major U.S. sports leagues — the Dodgers issued a statement July 9 defending their participation in the tradition.