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Yasiel Puig Wonders If Success At Plate Is Result Of Kissing Dodgers Hitting Coach Turner Ward

While few have questioned the talent Yasiel Puig possesses, there have been issues with consistency since debuting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013. A phenomenal rookie season was followed by an All-Star campaign in 2014, but Puig has seen his share of peaks and valleys.

He was mired in a recent slump but has rebounded since serving a two-game suspension after MLB denied an appeal. In nine games (five starts) since returning to the lineup, he’s batting .478/.538/1.304 with one double, six home runs and 11 RBI.

Puig has been on a particular tear through the first three games (two starts) with the St.