Yasiel Puig cleared to practice, three days after having wisdom teeth removed.

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.”

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.