California love: Dodgers wish Rams good luck
The LA Dodgers stopped by the Rams training facility to wish them luck in the Super Bowl. (1:07)
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Dodgers made a surprise visit to the Los Angeles Rams‘ practice facility Friday to wish the team good luck as it prepares to play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LIII.
Todd Gurley and Aaron Donald were among Rams players who greeted several Dodgers in the locker room, including Justin Turner, Walker Buehler and Cody Bellinger.
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“We shook hands … they said good luck and congratulations,” Donald said. “You like that type of support.”
The Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints 26-23 at the Superdome last Sunday to clinch the NFC championship and advance to the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. This is the Rams’ first Super Bowl appearance since the 2001 season.
The Dodgers have plenty of recent postseason experience of their own. Last season, they defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series before they fell in five games to the Boston Red Sox in the World Series. In 2017, the Dodgers also advanced to the World Series, but were defeated in a seven-game series by the Houston Astros.
The Dodgers’ visit Friday came as a spur-of-the-moment decision.
The Dodgers were in the area visiting those affected by the mass shooting that claimed 12 lives at Borderline Bar and Grill in November.