Red Sox postpone White House trip

As White House and congressional leaders were working on a short-term deal to end the partial government shutdown Friday, the Boston Red Sox announced that they are postponing their White House visit.

The team had accepted an invitation from President Trump to make the traditional champion’s visit on Feb. 15. Even though the shutdown ended Friday, the government is only funded only through Feb. 15 — when there could be another shutdown.

Boston said it consulted with Major League Baseball and the White House and rescheduled the trip to May 9, an off-day after a three-game series in Baltimore.

Red Sox President Sam Kennedy said last weekend it would not be appropriate to celebrate while 800,000 federal employees were not getting paychecks.