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Dodgers: Trea Turner Reveals Story Behind Austin Barnes Captain Shirts

You might have seen the Dodgers payers rocking new pregame shirts this season. While they often wear topical baseball shirts while getting ready before games, this year they had their own produced. And it turns out it was Trea Turner who spurred that on.

The Dodgers shortstop had everyone on the team wearing Austin Barnes shirts with a captain’s C over the chest. That led many to wonder what it meant and what brought about the new pregame wardrobe choice.

Well, now we know. In speaking with am5770’s Dave Vassegh this week, Turner told the story about how those shirts came about.