ANAHEIM, Calif. — The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers accepted an invitation to visit the White House on April 7 when the team is in the nation’s capital, the team announced Tuesday, “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition.”

A 7-year-old who lost everything to the Palisades Fire, including her beloved Dodgers memorabilia, was surprised with a kind gesture from her favorite team and player.

For the Los Angeles Dodgers, life is good. On top of being the reigning World Series champions with the highest payroll in MLB, the Dodgers are off to a blazing start in 2025. Including their season-opening two-game Tokyo Series in which they swept the Chicago Cubs,

Rapper Ice Cube rolled up to their dugout in a vintage blue convertible with the Commissioner’s Trophy in the front passenger seat. Magic Johnson carried the prize to home plate as the announced crowd of 53,595 roared Thursday before the Dodgers’ home opener against the Detroit Tigers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers received their glittering World Series rings in a pregame ceremony. Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw and manager Dave Roberts received some of the loudest cheers as they walked a blue carpet to a stage set up between home plate and the mound.

Unlike 2021, when pandemic restrictions capped the crowd, the Dodgers received their 2024 rings with a full stadium and plenty of full-throated roars on Friday night.

The Los Angeles Dodgers received their 2024 World Series rings that have stunning details, a flashy design, and tribute to a legendary player.

Manager Dave Roberts called it a huge honor that each World Series champion gets to experience. Roberts said deciding to go to the White House was not a formal conversation he and players had.

The new players were present for the nightly pregame ceremonies honoring last year's World Series. But they could only watch when their teammates got their rings.