Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez admitted to a subtle circumvention of that norm as well. The proud Mexico native told the L.A. Daily News that during a May road trip to Chicago, he requested to stay in a separate hotel from the team, which was staying at the hotel it has frequented for years: The Trump International Hotel and Tower.

“I didn’t stay there,” Adrian Gonzalez confirmed. “I had my reasons.”...

Pressed about his decision in May, Gonzalez — who has played for Mexico internationally and whose who father owns a business in Mexico — took the high road.

“We’re here to play baseball not talk politics.”