Sean Doolittle Reveals He Won't Attend White House After Nationals' World Series Win
By Parker White
The Washington Nationals won their first World Series title in franchise history on Wednesday, defeating the Houston Astros in seven games.
Well, the team announced they would be making the (short) trip to visit the White House after their victory, but that doesn't mean every member of the organization will be attending.
Whilte the trip to the White House is set for Monday, closer Sean Doolittle became the first Nats player to reveal that he wouldn't be attending the visit.
New in this story— Closer Sean Doolittle will not attend the White House with the Nationals on Monday. He is the first player to confirm that they will not be there: https://t.co/6bhqI74PUI
— Jesse Dougherty (@dougherty_jesse) November 1, 2019
Doolittle has not specifically spoken out against Trump, but he and his wife, Eireann Dolan, are very involved in social and political issues and don't see eye-to-eye with the President.
Nats pitcher Sean Doolittle won’t be at White House’s World Series celebration Monday.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 1, 2019
He has been involved in issues such as Syrian refugees and gay rights.
“Doolittle has not specifically spoken out against Trump,” WaPo says. https://t.co/W1Bh7j8Gmc
It's not surprising that Doolittle will not be attending considering his stance on social issues, but it's certainly significant that the closer was so quick to reject the invite, having done so just hours after the team announced they'd be attending.
With Doolittle already making his decision clear, Nats fans will be waiting to hear what the rest of the team opts to do.