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Puig wants to become better player, teammate
- Updated: August 13, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig stated two simple goals as he spoke to reporters in an informal press conference Friday. He was in Oklahoma City to become a better player and a better teammate.
“I’m here because I was not doing the right things over there,” Puig said through an interpreter. “I’m here to improve myself. I’m here to become a better athlete again. That’s their decision, if I have to go back to the big club. Right now, I’m going to focus on being better around the plate and being a better athlete.”
Puig was demoted to Triple-A last week, due to a lack of on-field performance and his off-field behavior. He openly admitted his play had declined, saying “I’m going to do my best to become the player that I was.”
He later added that his actions were why he …
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