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World Series Champion Washington Nationals Visit White House

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   Fresh off their baseball World Series win and a victory parade through
   the U.S. capital city, the Washington Nationals visited the White House
   Monday, where they were welcomed by President Donald Trump.

   "America fell in love with Nats baseball. They just fell in love with
   Nats baseball. That's all they wanted to talk about," Trump said. "That
   and impeachment. I like Nats baseball much more."

   Members of the team, wearing suits, were introduced to the crowd
   gathered on the South Lawn as the children's song "Baby Shark" was
   played by the Marine band.The song was originally used earlier this
   season as a walk-up song by outfielder Gerardo Parra.The home crowd
   began joining in and other National players started making "baby shark"
   motions with their fingers or arms after getting on base.

   Trump paid tribute to many of the players and invited some to speak to
   the crowd, including pitcher Max Scherzer, outfielder Juan Soto and
   catcher Kurt Suzuki, who donned a "Make America Great Again" hat when
   he got to the podium.