Obama calls Yost, offers congratulations for Royals’ World Series win
Kansas City Royals manager Ned Yost got a Tuesday call from the fan-in-chief, President Barack Obama.
Obama, flying to an appearance in New Jersey, called Yost from Air Force One.
“The President said the team was a lot of fun to watch and that they’d made long-suffering Royals fans justifiably proud,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest, a well-known Royals fan. “He said he was looking forward to welcoming the team to the White House to celebrate their victory.”
No word on when that might happen.
Obama is a fan of the Chicago White Sox, but it does not appear he discussed the Royals’ well-known dust-ups with the Chicago club this year. Before the World Series he said he was pulling for the Chicago Cubs.
Dave Helling: 816-234-4656, @dhellingkc
This story was originally published November 2, 2015 at 3:14 PM with the headline "Obama calls Yost, offers congratulations for Royals’ World Series win."