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Dodger Blue > Video > Dodgers Video: Yasiel Puig Hits 3rd Home Run With Oklahoma City
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Dodgers Video: Yasiel Puig Hits 3rd Home Run With Oklahoma City

Matthew Moreno
August 17, 2016
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Coming off a subpar season and rocky winter, Yasiel Puig said he was focused on bouncing back in 2016. Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman instructed Puig to lose weight, which the dynamic outfielder successfully did.

Puig reported to Spring Training with a trimmed-down physique and improved work ethic. That didn’t immediately translate to success at the plate during the regular season, as the 25-year-old suffered from the same inconsistency that’s plagued him since 2014.

While Puig appeared to have turned the corner after being reinstated from the disabled list, the Dodgers attempted to trade him prior to the Aug. 1 non-waiver deadline.

Their failed attempt led to Puig getting demoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City. That decision was said to be due off-the-field an behavioral issues.

Since being sent down for the first time in his career, Puig has swung the bat well. On Tuesday he hit his third home run in seven games, with video provided by Oklahoma City Dodgers’ Twitter account:

Yasiel Puig hit his third HR with OKC Tuesday night, and is now batting .481 through seven games! #ITFDBOKC pic.twitter.com/my1DKDmFQ4

— OKC Dodgers (@okc_dodgers) August 17, 2016

Puig is batting .481/.548/.926 with one double, one triple, three homers and 11 RBIs since joining Oklahoma City. He’s had five multi-hit games thus far, playing a key role in a six-game winning streak.

The stretch of play came after Puig posted a series of videos to his Snapchat account showing himself and teammates drinking and singing along to blaring music on a party bus.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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