Dodgers Blue Heaven: Yasiel Puig is the Man About Town - He Held a Clinic for Young Ballplayers, Visits Sick Kids and is Named GQ's "Phenom of the Year"

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Yasiel Puig is the Man About Town - He Held a Clinic for Young Ballplayers, Visits Sick Kids and is Named GQ's "Phenom of the Year"

Yasiel Puig has been very busy. Heck, he's been all over Los Angeles. He's been spotted everywhere; most notably at the Staples Center watching Lakers basketball. It's his exploits with kids, though, that should be getting the headlines.

Yesterday, he visited Children's Hospital Los Angeles with Pau Gasol. Jon SooHoo has a bunch of photos available to look through, here.

Then, on Monday, he lead a group of 50 youngsters in a Baseball clinic at Dodger Stadium. See Jon SooHoo's pics, here. Also, there is a great video of the event below.

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Today, we learn that GQ has named him the "Phenom of the Year". Their newest issue has a nice spread on him; including the photos below. They also spoke with his roommate and handler, Tim Bravo, and share some great quotes. Go here to view it.

From a GQ press release:

“The Dodgers told me: Don’t let him get in trouble,” Bravo says. “You would never, never believe what it was like to be involved with Puigmania. We couldn't go anywhere without him getting mobbed.” And when it came to adjusting to life in the US, Bravo shares that there were a few things that took Puigaback: At first, he couldn't believe the big-league Gatorade selection—'Ay, Teacher, muchos colores de Gatorade!' He loved that he could watch The Three Stooges whenever he wanted.”