Sometimes spring training is a little too long. Particularly if you’re the reigning world champs like the Dodgers were in March. (And still are, mind you.) However, some good or important things can come to pass through the long and drawn-out practice session.
And that’s what happened for the Dodgers.
It turns out that the famous “dunk on ’em” head pat celebration that we’ve seen a whole bunch this season originated in spring training. LA infielder Gavin Lux revealed the birth of dunking on them to MLB Network’s Alanna Rizzo on Friday morning.