MILWAUKEE -- The ritual that defines Yasiel Puig and Turner Ward began on a routine afternoon in 2017, when Puig walked into the clubhouse in a noticeably foul mood.
"Come here," Ward said. "I want to tell you something."
Puig leaned over, and Ward, then in his second year as the Los Angeles Dodgers' hitting coach, planted a kiss firmly on his cheek, eliciting a smile.