Yasiel Puig’s Rise to Stardom Leads Los Angeles Dodgers to 1st Place in NL West

Underperforming with a 23-32 record on June 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers were beset by injuries and called up Yasiel Puig, a player whom very few people—aside from baseball junkies—knew at the time.

Everyone knows him now.   

Since calling up the Cuban-born phenom, the Dodgers have risen to first place in the NL West.  Much of the team’s success can be attributed to his 11 home runs, including a walk-off homer against the Cincinnati Reds on July 28, and his lofty .367 batting average. <...

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