Velasquez joins Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers and Jackie Bradley Jr., as players who will not celebrate their World Series victory with President Trump.
Pitcher Hector Velasquez says he won't attend the Red Sox celebratory visit to the White House. By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow April 4 at 5:39 PM Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Hector Velasquez said Wednesday he would opt out of the team’s planned trip to the White House because of President Trump’s previous comments about Mexico and Mexicans.
“I made the choice not to go because, as we know, the president has said a lot of stuff about Mexico,” Velazquez said Wednesday through a translator, according to the site. “And I have a lot of people in Mexico that are fans of me, that follow me. And I’m from there. So I would rather not offend anyone over there.”
The Red Sox, who defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games last fall, were originally set to visit the White House on Feb. 15, but that visit was moved because of the government shutdown. Their visit is now set for May 9 at the end of a three-game road series in Baltimore. “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” Trump said during his campaign kickoff speech. “They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.
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