CHICAGO (CBS) — The Chicago Cubs World Series celebration train has not come to an end yet.
The Chicago Cubs made a visit Monday to the White House to be honored by President Barack Obama for their World Series Champions title, before he leaves office.
After the Cubs won the title last year, Obama, a longtime White Sox fan, tweeted an invitation.
President Obama leaves office on Jan. 20, when President-Elect Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation’s 45th president.
Cubs owners and most players are expected to be in Washington for the meeting with Obama.
The meeting begins at noon. CBS 2 will be LIVE streaming the event on our website and Facebook page. CBS 2’s sports reporter Megan Mawicke will have a front-row view of the meeting and will be reporting from the event.
But the players arrived Sunday night and have already been posting sneak previews of the experience on their social media. We have their inside looks below…
Julianna Zobrist, wife of Chicago Cubs’ second baseman Ben Zobrist posted Sunday on Instragram, a picture of her view from the plane going to D.C.
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Chicago Cubs’ infielder, Javier Baez tweeted Monday morning, pointing out President Obama’s fandom to the Chicago White Sox and hoping he is ready for the Cubbies visit.
I know Mr @BarackObama is a big WitheSox fan, but i hope he's ready for the Cubbies.
@Cubs #JB9
— Javier Báez (@javy23baez) January 16, 2017
He also posted a photo on Twitter, showing off his suit and wearing his sunglasses on his head, as usual. His post read, “Excited to be here in the White House. #JB9 #ElMago.”
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Suited up and ready to go, David Ross tweeted a picture with teammates ready for the meeting with the President, stating they are “Presidential!”
He even had a run-in with American musician and songwriter, Jimmy Buffett.
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And speaking about suits… The Chicago Cubs twitter page, tweeted some pictures of the players arriving – all dressed to the nines ready for this history-making meeting. The tweet read, “Suit game strong. #CubsInDC”
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