Justin Turner’s boxing costume was fairly epic.
Justin Turner may not be within the World Sequence this yr however he hit the ball out of the ballpark along with his Halloween costume.
Turner, the Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman, dressed up as iconic red-haired boxer, Canelo Álvarez.
“Are you able to consider @jakepaul referred to as me out???” he wrote on Instagram alluding the call-out throughout Saturday’s Jake Paul vs. Anderson Silva bout. “#RojoChingon @canelo.”
Each skilled athletes sport pink hair and have turn into identified for it of their respective fan bases.
Justin Turner dressed as red-haired boxer Canelo Álvarez
Including to the entire look was Turner’s spouse Kortney, dressed as a hoop card lady and one in every of their canines dressed as ring announcer Michael Buffer.
The Dodgers had been eradicated from the playoffs after having the largest payroll and the most effective information in baseball. Shortly after their elimination Turner addressed the followers.
Pricey Dodger Followers,
I actually don’t know how you can put into phrases all of the feelings that I’ve felt during the last week, however I’m going to attempt. Your entire emotion, ache, disappointment, unhappiness, tears, anger, what the F occurred; I really feel all of it. As a Dodger who has been right here for lots of those endings, I really feel like these phrases gained’t ever be sufficient, and I perceive that. There aren’t any excuses, finger pointing or coulda woulda shouldas that can make this go away. For a crew that had the season we had, that is gut-wrenching and onerous to simply accept. And since all of us really feel the identical approach, I wish to say thanks. Thanks in your ardour, loving this crew a lot that it hurts so unhealthy once we fall quick. Thanks in your loyalty, even once we don’t get the outcomes we would like, I nonetheless see these LA hats being worn proudly round Los Angeles. However most of all, thanks for all the time displaying up and displaying like to your boys in blue. You all lead attendance at residence and on the street once more this yr and had been such a power of a fan base that they blocked our zip codes from shopping for playoff tickets down South.
I pour my coronary heart and soul (sure, gingers do have souls) into this crew as a result of I do know all of you do too. Sorry to allow you to down this yr however within the phrases of the late nice Vin Scully, “However you realize what — there can be a brand new day, and ultimately a brand new yr. And when the upcoming winter offers technique to spring, relaxation assured will probably be time for Dodger baseball.”
Alvarez has but to reply to Paul’s call-out … or Turner’s costume.