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Photo of the Day: Yasiel Puig is the king of bear hugs

Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, right, lifts teammate Scott Van Slyke, left, during warmups for a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) (Alex Gallardo/AP)
By Michael Clair

Before the Dodgers' 3-1 win over the Padres on Wednesday night, Yasiel Puig proved to Scott Van Slyke that #PuigYourFriend is not just a hashtag -- it's a way of life ... unless you're a pitcher, that is. 
A while later after the bear hug, Puig took Trevor Cahill deep in the fourth inning for his first home run of the year. 

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