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The Shocking Story Behind Yasiel Puig's Journey To MLB
PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 11: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks to the on-deck circle during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 11, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - APRIL 11: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks to the on-deck circle during the MLB game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on April 11, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

On June 3, 2013, a year after setting foot in this country, Puig found himself in the Dodgers lineup for the first time. He wore the number 66 on his jersey, the whimsy of clubhouse manager Mitch Poole, who thought Puig, with his frenetic ways, was “kind of like the Tasmanian Devil.”

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