Adrian Gonzalez gazed at a clubhouse television, and then looked toward his locker. On the screen, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was giving a television interview conducted on the field at PNC Park. A.J. Ellis suggested Gonzalez should pay Turner a visit.
“You think I’ll make it?” Gonzalez asked.
Assured he could get there in time, Gonzalez grabbed a white sombrero and the navy jacket of his custom-made charro suit, outfitted with silver medallions, to interrupt the interview. Once his sombrero popped up on the broadcast, occupying a significant portion of the screen, the Dodgers back in the clubhouse cackled with laughter before avoiding a four-game sweep by the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-4 victory over the Pirates.