The Cincinnati Zoo welcomed Yasiel Puig to town with a photo from Yasiel's visit (with a snake!) in 2014
On Friday, Yasiel Puig found himself traded to the Reds (along with Matt Kemp, Kyle Farmer and Alex Wood) in exchange for Homer Bailey and Minor Leaguers Jeter Downs and Josiah Gray.
This marks the first time in Puig's Major League career that he's been involved in a trade, having played only for the Dodgers since defecting from Cuba -- but it's not, obviously, his first time going to Cincinnati.
Back in 2014, Puig visited the Cincinnati Zoo and had some fun playing around with the wildlife ... something the Zoo brought up after Friday's news:
Welcome to Cincinnati @YasielPuig! We’re excited for you to visit the Cincinnati Zoo again & can’t wait to sssssee you play for the @reds! #reds 🐍⚾️👋 pic.twitter.com/eqvRbFYC0E
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) December 21, 2018
That's surely a sentiment Puig's now ex-teammate,
Lesson learned on today's Community Caravan: @HyunJinRyu99 is terrified of snakes: pic.twitter.com/5YIsp6Utka
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) January 31, 2014
Here's hoping Yasiel also finds time to reconnect with some giraffes, too.
After that, @YasielPuig spent some time feeding the giraffes. Because who wouldn’t want to feed giraffes? pic.twitter.com/SRblcYfaTr
— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) June 11, 2014
