PEORIA, Ariz. — You can tell they enjoy being together, these three.
To the dozen other folks standing out here in right field with Julio Rodríguez, Victor Robles and Randy Arozarena, it is hilariously apparent just how much fun they’re having.
How much fun, you ask?
Rodríguez, in his crisp white uniform, has just dropped to the ground, grass stains be damned, and is rolling around on his back, belly-laughing at the antics of his two teammates in the middle of a playful take for a Mariners commercial shoot.
Robles, part ninja, part Energizer Bunny, has been performing somersaults and other choreographed stunts for Rodríguez and Arozarena. At one point, he stretches his arms wide and does circles around them, pretending to be an airplane.
And there’s Arozarena, standing and smiling and waving an oh-no-no finger in Robles’ direction, then throwing out some playful verbal jabs in Spanish.
“We like to goof around,” Arozarena said later through interpreter Freddy Llanos. “You could tell when we were shooting [the commercial]. There’s some great vibes because we’ve really become great friends. We like to joke around and it’s pretty fun between us.”
