GLENDALE, Ariz. — Yasiel Puig was cleared to practice with the Dodgers on Friday, three days after the outfielder had his two left wisdom teeth removed.
Puig, 25, reported early to camp this year. Friday, he said the procedure wasn’t an emergency. Rather, his dentist merely advised him to get the procedure out of the way early. The team’s first full-squad workout at Camelback Ranch was Thursday.
Puig confirmed the threadbare substance of a TMZ report that he now owns a helicopter, but he declined to elaborate on the part about getting it tricked out. While we are told that helicopters cannot land at Dodger Stadium, Puig had a message for Lakers star Kobe Bryant: “If he needs a ride, he can call me.”