WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — President Barack Obama is offering his prediction for the upcoming World Series.

Obama says during a campaign stop in Virginia that he is ‘‘looking forward to a White Sox-Nationals World Series.’’ The president says, ‘‘It’s going to happen.’’

The former Illinois senator is a longtime Chicago White Sox baseball fan. The president congratulated supporters in the Virginia suburbs of Washington the day after the Washington Nationals clinched a playoff berth. The White Sox are currently in first place in the American League Central.