The members of the Boston Red Sox made the decision to visit President Donald Trump at the White House during an off day in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. This visit took place during a three-game holiday weekend series against the Nationals, and the team opted to be VIP tourists during their off day. The players who visited the White House included Trevor Story, Justin Wilson, Abraham Toro, Romy Gonzalez, Connor Wong, Greg Weissert, Wilyer Abreu, Garrett Whitlock, Brennan Bernardino, and Rob Refsnyder, who all shook hands with Trump in the Oval Office.
The Boston Red Sox are in Washington, D.C., for a three-game holiday weekend series against the Nationals, and they opted to be VIP tourists during their off day. The Sox didn’t have a game on Thursday, so several players took a trip to the White House to visit President Donald Trump. The team spokesperson stated that the team toured the White, House today as part of their family road trip to D.C. This visit was seen as an exception to the usual practice of reserving White House visits for championship celebrations. While the players’ visit to the White House was notable, their manager, Alex Cora, has been critical of Trump in the past and had opted out of visiting the White House in 2019 to commemorate the team’s World Series title from the year prior.
Cora’s past criticisms of Trump were evident during an interview on