The Houston Astros of Big League Baseball and the Las Vegas Aces of the WNBA will be honored by President Joe Biden at the White Home next month.
The Astros will check out the White Home on Aug. 7 to commemorate their 2022 World Series title, and the Aces will go on Aug. 25 in acknowledgment of their 2022 WNBA title, the White Home revealed Monday.
Houston went 106-56 last season and had little problem advancing to the World Series, where it beat the Philadelphia Phillies in 6 video games. It was the Astros’ 2nd World Series title in 6 years.
Aug. 7 is an off-day for the Astros, who will take a trip to the location for a three-game series at the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 8-10.
The Aces, who top the 2023 WNBA standings with a dominant 19-2 record, will remain in town to play the Washington Mystics on Aug. 26.
The Aces beat the Connecticut Sun 3-1 in the best-of-five WNBA Finals in 2022. It was the franchise’s very first champion and the city of Las Vegas’ very first significant expert sports title prior to the NHL’s Golden Knights raised the Stanley Cup last month.