Yasiel Puig’s focus Saturday morning was on a small speaker perched on a railing in the visiting dugout at Busch Stadium. He had a Post Malone track blaring and was intently recording it with his phone. A sea of grasshoppers lined the length of the dugout wall behind him. He was not bothered.
The eccentric outfielder was focused as his manager commented on the focus Puig has consistently carried into the batter’s box recently. Sustained focus, Dave Roberts maintained, is the catalyst for Puig’s timely success of late. It has improved the quality of his at-bats, which has increased production against both right-handers and lefties, and had fueled the Dodgers’ offense twice in three days.