The president of the United States, Donald Trump praised the home run with which Venezuelan Miguel Rojas tied Game 7 of the World Series that the Los Angeles Dodgers They won against the Toronto Blue Jays. This occurred during a visit by the team to the White House despite the discomfort this caused among its fans.
“Losing 4-3 in the top of the ninth, Miguel Rojas hit his first home run in more than 40 days to tie the game. I was hoping he was going to do that. Because? I have heard that he is a winner,” he said about the Creole baseball player.
Trump highlighted that Miguel Rojas also made a play with which he struck out a Blue Jays. He took advantage of this to joke by asking if the team would give him a raise for his performance.
Controversial visit to the White House
The Los Angeles Dodgers visited the White House on Thursday for their second consecutive World Series title. This occurred although many fans were opposed due to Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Two figures from the team were not present at the meeting, the American Mookie Betts and the Puerto Rican Kiké Hernández. The rest of the squad was present.
Dodgers owner and president Mark Walker presented Trump with a personalized World Series ring and a No. 47 jersey.
“I’m delighted to say welcome back to the White House, and perhaps we’ll see you again next year,” Trump said.
This visit generated discomfort among the team’s Latin fans. This is due to the anti-immigration operations that Trump has launched in Los Angeles. These policies generated protests where dozens of people were injured.
The Dodgers were criticized for not speaking out at the time. Now, this meeting revived criticism against the team.
“I wish they hadn’t gone. The Dodger community is based on Hispanics, Latinos, so that’s a mistake,” Jesse Lopez, a 45-year-old Dodger fan, told AFP on Thursday.
