Two months after his farewell to Dodger Stadium, Vin Scully is headed to Washington. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)

By Jon Weisman

Vin Scully is one of 21 people who will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, from President Barack Obama at the White House on November 22.

The event will be streamed live at whitehouse.gov/live.

The recently retired Dodger legend will attend the ceremony in person with his wife Sandi, along with Dodger owner and chairman Mark Walter, owner Peter Guber, president and CEO Stan Kasten and executive vice president and chief marketing officer Lon Rosen.

The Presidential Medal of Freedom honors individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.

Other recipients from the sports world will be Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan. From entertainment — and Vin was nothing if not an entertainer — honorees include Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Lorne Michaels, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Bruce Springsteen and Cicely Tyson.

The official White House description of Scully’s credentials follows:

Vin Scully is a broadcaster who, for 67 seasons, was the voice of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers. In Southern California, where generations of fans have grown up listening to Dodger baseball, Scully’s voice is known as the “soundtrack to summer.” In 1982, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Scully’s signature voice brought to life key moments in baseball history, including perfect games by Sandy Koufax and Don Larsen, Kirk Gibson’s home run in the 1988 World Series, and Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run.

Update: The White House shared video of press secretary Josh Earnest’s call to Vin.

“Oh my gosh, no,” Scully said. “Are you sure? I’m just an old baseball announcer.”