WASHINGTON -- The Texas Rangers visited the White House on Thursday to celebrate their 2023 World Series victory with President Joe Biden, who noted that the team was making a triumphant return to the city where its franchise was born.
"You're back in the nation's capital as world champions, and you deserve it," said Biden, referencing a team that was once the Washington Senators before it moved to Texas in 1972. "I think there's a word you all embody, resilience."
It's a long-standing tradition for professional and collegiate championship teams to come to the White House and be recognized by the president.