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Coming off a Dodger win in Colorado on Saturday, outfielder Yasiel Puig decided to celebrate.
Puig returned to his Denver hotel after the game and crashed the prom of Chatfield High School. "After we won, I came to surprise some students at their prom dance," he tweeted in Spanish with a photo of him posing with several students. According to CBS Los Angeles, Puig is friends with the father of one of the girls in the photo.
Chatfield Senior High Baseball Team pic.twitter.com/MSuiRhGzu5
— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) April 24, 2016
According to ESPN, when asked if he got to dance, Puig said "yes."
Puig is having a solid season so far, and has made some pretty impressive defensive plays this weekend in Colorado. On Saturday, he cut down a runner at 3rd base with a 310-foot laser from the wall:
And during Sunday's game, he made a fine catch while crashing into the wall:
Dang @YasielPuig, back at it again with the nice catch. pic.twitter.com/VngG0Zygzm
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) April 24, 2016