Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Yasiel Puig responded to his critics Thursday by sharing a brilliant cartoon illustrating the varying degrees of so-called dugout distraction.
Puig's entertaining style of play has been a lightening rod for criticism during his first two seasons in the majors. The 24-year-old's penchant for bat flips and home-run admiring, in particular, has drawn the ire of traditionalists and provoked columnists to write him off as lazy and arrogant.
Puig answered his critics by posting a cartoon to Instagram that features several major league All-Stars and puts the notion of dugout distraction into perspective.