MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — The Red Sox may not go to the White House as scheduled on Feb. 15 if the government remains shut down, Sox owner John Henry said on Friday night at the team’s Winter Weekend.
“It’s tough with the government shutdown,” Henry said. “It’s something we’ll be watching.”
Asked if the shutdown could preclude the team from attending, Henry repeated that “it would be tough.”
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Henry said that ownership believes in individuals’ right to choose whether to go on the visit. He and Werner both plan to attend, so long as the team does in fact go.
“If the team goes, we’ll go,” Henry said.
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“It’s our intention to go,” fellow owner Tom Werner said. “We went when President [George] Bush honored the team, we went when President [Barack] Obama honored the team, and we look at it as a way to celebrate what the team accomplished. But as John said, it’s awkward if there’s a shutdown.”
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