Trump likens Shohei Ohtani to Babe Ruth as the World Series champion Dodgers visit White House

President Donald Trump likened Los Angeles Dodgers prima Shohei Ohtani to 1 of nan champion to ever do it, Babe Ruth.

The Dodgers visited nan White House connected Thursday day during an disconnected time connected their East Coast roadworthy travel wherever Trump recognized Ohtani for his singular accomplishments.

"The 2025 Dodger play was 1 for nan grounds books successful 150 years of Major League Baseball. No subordinate has ever earned much than 1 unanimous convention MVP, isolated from for an world fable named Shohei Ohtani," Trump said.

President Donald Trump holds a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey pinch his sanction and nan number 47 during a ceremonial honoring nan 2025 World Series champions successful nan Rose Garden astatine nan White House successful Washington, D.C., connected July 23, 2026. (Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

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"He's amazing. He's amazing. Everybody loves him. Last year, Shohei did what was antecedently unthinkable. Nobody thought it was possible. He collected his a 3rd consecutive unanimous convention MVP pinch a franchise grounds 55 location runs. And if you would person told maine you tin beryllium nan champion pitcher and nan champion hitter astatine nan aforesaid time, you know, Babe Ruth was beautiful adjacent to that."

Across nan 2024 and 2025 seasons, Ohtani’s unthinkable profession reached caller heights, arsenic he deed 99 location runs crossed 2024 and 2025, starring nan National League pinch a 1.025 OPS successful that span.

Ohtani did not transportation successful 2024 aft elbow room but returned to nan bump past twelvemonth and owned a 2.87 ERA and 11.9 strikeouts per nine, a fig he besides put up successful 2022, which led nan American League.

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani listens arsenic President Donald Trump speaks during an arena honoring nan 2025 World Series champion Dodgers successful nan Rose Garden of nan White House connected Thursday, July 23, 2026, successful Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Ohtani, nicknamed by galore nan "Japanese Babe Ruth," is nan only subordinate successful MLB history to person much than 300-plus sheet appearances and much than 40-plus innings successful six abstracted seasons. Ruth only did it doubly and ne'er stole 50 bases.

Trump called nan Boston Red Sox waste and acquisition of Babe Ruth to nan New York Yankees nan worst waste and acquisition successful nan history of sports.

"Babe was 19 years old. They considered it nan worst waste and acquisition successful nan history of sports. I would opportunity Babe will ever say, ‘Take that.’ He was 19 and they sewage a 36-year-old 3rd baseman and $100,000, truthful I would complaint that beautiful bad. They drafted him arsenic a pitcher, but he did thing very unusual. He led nan convention successful location runs arsenic a pitcher. That 1 you person to do," Trump said while gesturing toward Ohtani.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Miguel Rojas and Shohei Ohtani respond arsenic President Donald Trump hosts nan 2025 MLB World Series champions successful nan Rose Garden of nan White House connected July 23, 2026, successful Washington, D.C. The Dodgers defeated nan Blue Jays successful 7 games to triumph their 2nd consecutive World Series title and ninth overall. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

In 1920, nan Red Sox sold Ruth to nan Yankees for $100,000 and a $300,000 indebtedness for Fenway Park.

Ohtani is successful nan midst of different superb season. As a hitter, he has a .283 batting mean pinch 22 location runs, 60 RBI and six stolen bases successful 94 games.

As a pitcher, he is 8-2 pinch a 1.79 ERA successful 14 starts, but precocious missed a commencement owed to a knee issue. Ohtani will look to lead the Dodgers to 3rd consecutive World Series title pinch a beardown 2nd half.

Fox News' Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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