Back to the Cincinnati Reds Newsfeed

Paul Daugherty: Can Yasiel Puig be the one to bring life back to the Cincinnati Reds?

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig discusses his transition to the team and re-signing with the Reds beyond the 2019 season. Kareem Elgazzar, kelgazzar@enquirer.com

"To be good at this game, you've gotta have a lot of little boy in you.’’

–Roy Campanella

GOODYEAR, AZ – Yasiel Puig doesn’t know Roy Campanella. The Wild Horse understands the quote, though. “I like that expression,’’ he said. “When I play the game, I have more than one little boy inside me.’’

In our buttoned-down little republic now works a guy for whom showmanship is DNA’d. It wasn’t that long ago that the Reds didn’t allow facial hair.