In the hours after the Red Sox clinched their World Series title, Heath Hembree was signing baseballs and celebrating in Los Angeles when a TMZ camera crew approached. They asked the reliever if he would visit the White House with the team.
“Hell yeah,” Hembree said. “I f*** with Trump.”
A follow-up question wondered what his favorite thing about the president is. Hembree responded, “Everything.”
The issue of whether or not to attend the White House ceremony, scheduled for May 9, has drawn plenty of attention. Players have differing opinions, with at least a half-dozen already deciding against it.