ANAHEIM, Calif. — The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers accepted an invitation to visit the White House on April 7 when the team is in the nation’s capital, the team announced Tuesday, “in keeping with long-standing baseball tradition.”

As the Los Angeles Dodgers reach rarified air for a defending World Series champion, the Atlanta Braves are left to assess all that has gone wrong as the teams get set to meet in the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday.

Unlike 2021, when pandemic restrictions capped the crowd, the Dodgers received their 2024 rings with a full stadium and plenty of full-throated roars on Friday night.

The Yankees held a 3-2 lead over Los Angeles in the 10th inning during Game 1 of the World Series, but a grand slam from Freddie Freeman gave the Dodgers a walk-off victory and helped them gain momentum that they carried through the rest of the series.

In the Dodgers' clubhouse, the team’s typical white jerseys were replaced with ceremonial championship threads; with names, numbers and the ‘Dodgers’ script colored in gold.

Manager Dave Roberts called it a huge honor that each World Series champion gets to experience. Roberts said deciding to go to the White House was not a formal conversation he and players had.

LOS ANGELES — On a crisp, cool, Friday night under the bright lights of Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers turned the page on their 2024 championship journey with a dazzling final chapter—one etched in diamonds, sapphires, and pure baseball history.

The Los Angeles Dodgers received their 2024 World Series rings that have stunning details, a flashy design, and tribute to a legendary player.

The new players were present for the nightly pregame ceremonies honoring last year’s World Series. But they could only watch when their teammates got their rings.

The Los Angeles Dodgers received their glittering World Series rings in a pregame ceremony. Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw and manager Dave Roberts received some of the loudest cheers as they walked a blue carpet to a stage set up between home plate and the mound.