After multiple attempts during a bit of a rocky tenure, the Los Angeles Dodgers succeed in trading Yasiel Puig last winter by packing him in a deal with the Cincinnati Reds.
Although Monday’s game at Dodger Stadium, on Jackie Robinson Day no less, meant Kyle Farmer, Matt Kemp and Alex Wood also returned for the first time since the trade, Puig very much was the focal point.
He was the subject of a press conference prior to first pitch — which Puig ironically and perhaps appropriately arrived more than an hour late for. He reflected on his time with the Dodgers, again spoke highly of the fans and had an embrace with Kenley Jansen when the Dodgers closer crashed the press conference.