Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is slimming down at the team’s request

Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig, giving his first interview of the new year in Los Angeles on Tuesday, answered several questions in English. That's news on its own merit. The 25-year-old from Cuba has been reluctant to go on the record in a language other than Spanish to this point in his career.Puig did not resort to a familiar cliche by declaring himself in "the best shape of his life.