Following Puig’s slow start to rounding the bases, Wilmer Flores had taken offense to the wild horse’s actions. He let Puig know about his disdain by shouting something at Puig while he was trotting passed him. Yasiel then responded with a quick answer and continued his home run jog, eventually being greeted by Travis D’Arnaud. Seemingly the situation was over, but then Puig had a talk with Yoenis Cespedes and Jose Reyes who both let him know that they didn’t appreciate his actions.
But they were not done yet. In a post-game interview, Wilmer Flores said:
“I don’t think he knows what having respect for the game is.