In news that comes as a body blow to baseball and American sports at large, Yasiel Puig says he plans to cut back drastically on the trademark bat flips fans have come to know and love him for.
The Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder told the Los Angeles Times' Dylan Hernandez his bat-flipping detente comes as a response to those who perceive his habit of tossing away the lumber after a long hit as disrespectful.
"I want to show American baseball that I'm not disrespecting the game," Puig said in Spanish.