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President Obama To Welcome Kansas City Royals To White House Next Week

KCUR | By Laura Ziegler
Published July 14, 2016 at 11:16 AM CDT
The Royals will appear at the White House, according to a Tweet from the Royals official Twitter account featuring Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
The Royals will appear at the White House, according to a Tweet from the Royals official Twitter account featuring Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
The Royals will appear at the White House, according to a Tweet from the Royals official Twitter account featuring Press Secretary Josh Earnest.
Credit Sam Zeff KCUR 89-3
The Royals will appear at the White House, according to a Tweet from the Royals official Twitter account featuring Press Secretary Josh Earnest.

    

In an announcement Thursday morning, the White House said President Obama will congratulate the Royals on their 2015 World Series victory. 

The message came from the White House and via this Tweet from the Royals' official Twitter account. It features Kansas City native, White House Press Secretary and Royals fan, Josh Earnest. 

The Royals will travel to Washington D.C. on an off-day between homestands with the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers.

The trip comes on the heels of Royals' First Baseman Eric Hosmer's MVP award for his performance in the recent All-Star game.  

Laura Ziegler is a community engagement reporter and producer at KCUR 89.3. You can reach here on Twitter @laurazig or at lauraz@kcur.org

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Laura Ziegler
Laura Ziegler began her career at KCUR as a reporter more than 20 years ago. She became the news director in the mid 1980's and in 1988, went to National Public Radio in Washington, D.C. as a producer for Weekend Edition Saturday with Scott Simon.
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