Spellcheck Needed Before Boston Red Sox White House Visit

BOSTON — Who are ever was running the White House website today ended up getting a little bit of a spelling lesson. The Boston Red Sox are paying President Donald Trump a visit at the White House this afternoon to celebrate their 2018 World Series Victory, the White House official website listed in their event page. But the page referred to the Sox as well — actual socks.

"President Trump Welcomes the 2018 World Series Champions The Boston Red Socks to the White House," the statement read.

The misspelling was also on the White House's official Youtube page, which is streaming the afternoon visit.

Both mistakes have since been fixed in time for the live stream. The White House visit will stream live at 3:45 p.m. in the video below:

The misspellings though funny, are likely the smallest of today's controversies surrounding the Red Sox visit to the White House. Manager Alex Cora and almost a dozen players from last year's championship team have decided not to visit Trump.

Cora was angry when Trump tweeted last September, accusing Democrats of inflating the death toll of Hurricane Maria, which killed thousands in Puerto Rico, where Cora is from. Cora believes the Trump administration treated Puerto Rico poorly in the hurricane's aftermath. Cora originally planned to go, but told the Boston Globe he decided against it after speaking with his family.

"It’s pretty tough to go celebrate where we’re at. I’d rather not go and just be consistent with everything," Cora told the Boston Globe.

Red Sox players not attending include Mookie Betts, David Price, Eduardo Rodriguez, Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr., Rafael Devers, Sandy Leon, Eduardo Nunez, Christian Vazquez, Hector Velazquez. The team said the clubhouse has not been divided on the issue. No player was forced or pressured to go or not go. Team officials said there's no ill will toward anyone who decides to shake Trump's hand.

"For me, it's not a big deal," Rodriguez told WCVB. "It's your decision. Make a choice. I'll respect it. I don't think that's a big deal. If you want to go or you don't want to go, that's your decision."