What Happened In 2017: The Wild Horse rode again. Yasiel Puig reclaimed his place among the best outfielders in baseball both defensively and offensively.
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His fifth season in the majors was a pivotal one both on and off the field. After a late-season month-long demotion to Triple-A Oklahoma City the year before, the 27-year old outfielder rebounded to have a healthy and productive season in 2017.
Puig played in a career-high and team-leading 152 games, playing in right field for 145 of those. He arguably was the best defensive right-fielder in the National League with a 12.