The following is a public service announcement from Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig. The message: Don't build your executive offices so close to home plate. We didn't hear an exact estimate of the distance, but that had to be at least a 460-foot ride for one of the most soundly struck baseballs we've seen all spring. The two-run homer, which came complete with a signature Puig bat flip, happened during Wednesday's 9-5 victory against the San Diego Padres. And it came against a pitcher who had his own unique story play out during this same game. [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today! ] The man who served it up was none other than outfielder turned pitcher Jason Lane, who's also famous for his unscripted role as the home run hitting Houston Astros player in the Oscar-nominated film Boyhood." Unfortunately, the home run was one of three Lane allowed in the ballgame, which will greatly damage his chances of making the roster as a relief pitcher. But later Lane turned back the clock when he cracked his first big league home run since Aug. 13, 2007. It's actually extremely rare that a relief pitcher would even get an at-bat during a spring game....
Jason Lane serves up monster homer to Yasiel Puig, hits homer of his own
Published March 25, 2015 at 9:35 PM
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