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Videos posted later showed Puig and his teammates dancing, singing and chanting, often using profanity.
Puig, 25, began by posting a Snapchat video of himself shirtless in the team’s clubhouse in Iowa, smiling and saying: “It’s so amusing”.
Things got ugly, as the Dodgers reportedly shopped the polarizing outfielder before ultimately sending him down just after the Major League Baseball trade deadline.
But that might have to wait, as evidenced by the “I Love this Team” caption on one of Puig’s Snapchat videos Monday night. The Cuban slugger signed a $42 million, seven-year contract in June 2012.
Puig was demoted to the minor leagues on Monday and is expected to report to Triple-A Oklahoma City this weekend. “That’s why he’s here, to get better in that part of his life and his game”.
Earlier this week, we held a poll asking readers to weigh in on whether the Mets should consider going after struggling Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig.
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“We just want to help him become a better teammate to fit in”, OKC manager Bill Haselman told Bill Shaikin of the L.A. Times on Sunday. “Be a better performer on the field”.
