5 hilarious moments from Dodgers' visit to Donald Trump at White House ft. Yoshinobu Yamamoto looking 'puzzled'

Modified Apr 08, 2025 11:24 GMT

World Series Champs Los Angeles Dodgers Visit The White House - Source: Getty — Donald Trump greets Yoshinobu Yamamoto - Source: Getty

The Los Angeles Dodgers enjoyed a fantastic 2024 season, spurred on by the likes of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts. The Dodgers finished the regular season with the best record in all of the majors, winning another NL West title, before going on to win the pennant and ultimately the World Series.

As is tradition, the reigning World Series champions made the trip to the White House to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday, shortly before their series opener against the Washington Nationals.

As Clayton Kershaw presented the President with a custom jersey while Trump hosted the team, fans watching the visit also noticed some hilarious moments during the visit. Clips of such incidents later made it to X (formerly Twitter) as fans posted memes.

5 hilarious moments from the Dodgers' visit to the White House:

1) Yoshinobu Yamamoto's confused expression

As the cameras panned to Dodgers players during Donald Trump's speech, fans thought Yoshinobu Yamamoto seemed 'confused,' leading to some hilarious tweets.

2) Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts share a funny moment

During Trump's speech, Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts shared a joke. Fans picked up on it, leading to some hilarious memes.

3) Donald Trump chooses against introducing fellow senators

Numerous senators were also present at the event. When prompted to introduce them, Donald Trump instead hilariously opted against doing so, saying he didn't particularly like them anyway, causing laughter from the Dodgers.

4) Donald Trump appeared to enjoy not having a group of politicians stand behind him for a change

Donald Trump started his speech with a witty joke, praising the team for its good looks, as compared to the usual team of politicians and experts that he usually has behind him during such events.

5) Donald Trump commends Max Muncy's strength

Shaking hands with third baseman Max Muncy during his speech, Donald Trump hilariously praised the 34-year-old's strength, claiming he was used to shaking the 'softer' hands of politicians.

Concluding the speech, Trump wished the team the best for the 2025 season, also adding that he hoped to see them again this time next year.

About the author

Raghav Mehta is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda awaiting results for a Bachelor's in Journalism from Delhi University. He enjoys highlighting the key battles between players at different stages of the game and analyzing the decisive moments upon which they hinge.

One of Raghav's favorite moments, which underscores this, was the Shohei Ohtani vs. Mike Trout clash in the 2023 WBC, where two of baseball's best players faced off against each other in the 9th inning. With the score 3-2 to Japan, Shohei eventually got the strikeout, which was absolute cinema.

Raghav is a Baltimore Orioles fan and is enjoying watching such an exciting young team compete at the top in a very competitive division.

Raghav has loved watching sports for as long as he can remember and realized he was pretty decent at writing his thoughts down at around the age of 14. Combining the two meant he had something he would enjoy doing every day, and he had identified that well before going to college.

Aside from work, Raghav enjoys playing sports, working out and watching movies.

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