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Tigers’ Ian Kinsler: U.S. plays game the right way

This isn’t the first time Ian Kinsler’s words have ticked some folks off, and it likely won’t be the last.

The Tigers second baseman took a shot at international baseball players this week, and drew some harsh reactions on social media Wednesday — before Kinsler’s United States team was to play Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic championship game at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.

Kinsler criticized the style of play of some international players, seemingly speaking about the flair — or what can be referred to as hot-dogging.

“I hope kids watching the WBC can watch the way we play the game and appreciate the way we play the game as opposed to the way Puerto Rico plays or the Dominican plays,” Kinsler told The New York Times.