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The Dodgers Should Extend Yasiel Puig Before Arbitration

Here’s a look back at a USA Today story on Puig from May 2017.

“Early in the spring training before Yasiel Puig’s first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a group of Latin prospects walking into the clubhouse remarked out loud in Spanish about the terrible attitude of the team’s new Cuban outfielder.

The Dodgers have been trying to reform Puig’s attitude ever since, with mixed results.

Tuesday night’s two-middle-finger salute to heckling Cleveland Indians fans provided the latest indication that Puig, in his fifth season in the majors, still doesn’t know how to behave like a professional.