Adrian Gonzalez

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez confirmed Sunday that he refused to stay at Chicago's Trump International Hotel and Tower with teammates during a May series against the Cubs.

Fact: Adrian Gonzalez hit three home runs on Monday, joining Duke Snider and Shawn Green as the only players in Dodgers history to have multiple games with at least three home runs*.

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*Data goes back to 1913

Source: B/R Insights

Even with Adrian Gonzalez's awesomeness meter at less than 100 percent for most of the season, the Los Angeles Dodgers haven't had much trouble hitting in 2016.

Just imagine what they can do now that his meter is far past 100 percent.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten off to a slow start this season, so an injury to Adrian Gonzalez's back is not what their lineup needed to see. 

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Gonzalez Exits vs. Angels 

Monday, May 16

Gonzalez left Monday's game with "lower-back tightness," according to Ken Gurnick of MLB.com. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts before exiting. 

First baseman Adrian Gonzalez has been one of baseball's most durable players throughout his career, but the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger is out of Saturday's lineup with a back problem. 

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The Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up Week 1 of the 2015 season with mixed results, splitting six games against fellow National League West opponents.

It was a roller-coaster ride of emotions, with several exciting moments peppered with the sobering reminders that some old wounds may still need tourniquets.

The sample size is undeniably small, but here are the three main takeaways from the first week of Dodger baseball.

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez had a memorable season-opening series against the San Diego Padres, as he became the first player in MLB history to hit five home runs through his team's first three games of a season, per Elias Sports Bureau (h/t ESPN Stats & Info).

The Los Angeles Dodgers underwent their first full workout of spring training this week, officially turning the page on a busy offseason and opening the 2015 chapter with high hopes.

The big-money stars just might be coming on at the right time.

For nearly the entire season, the Los Angeles Dodgers could not get health or consistent, steady production from the bulk of their highly priced core, especially the men whose primary job is hitting.

Since getting swept by Joe Torre and the New York Yankees in the 1998 World Series, the San Diego Padres have only played playoff ball twice.

Even on those two occasions that they managed to take an underpaid club and over-perform enough to swing the bats in October, they’ve only been victorious once.