Correa skips Astros' visit to White House
The Houston Astros took a day off of spring training to visit the White House on Monday in celebration of their World Series title.
But not everyone on the team made the trip. Most noticeable among the absent was Puerto Rican All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa.
Correa, 23, and closer Ken Giles, 27, did not attend the ceremony, which included an address by President Donald Trump in the East Room.
The club said both players had family obligations, according to multiple reports.
Retired MLB star Carlos Beltran, also from Puerto Rico, did not attend, either. He's been a vocal critic of the government's response to the devastation in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria in September. But last month he told the New York Post he was not skipping the event because of Trump.
"He's the President of the United States," Beltran said. "Sometimes we don't like the things he does or like the things he does. At the end of the day, he's the president, so it has nothing to do with that."
Correa has been active in relief efforts both in Puerto Rico and in Houston, which was devastated by Hurricane Harvey in August.
Trump also posed with a custom Astros jersey with his name on the back during the East Room ceremony.
--Field Level Media
