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GOODYEAR Willie Stargell Jersey , Ariz. (AP) — is his favorite color.Cincinnati’s new outfielder appeared in his fourth spring game Thursday, hitting a two-run homer in a 10-8 loss. It was his first home run since moving from glittering Hollywood with the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Queen City in a blockbuster deal which also sent outfielder Matt Kemp, pitcher Alex Wood and infielder Kyle Farmer to the Reds in December.Puig has looked good on the field so far, and he’s also been himself off of it, feeling at home in a welcoming climate new manager David Bell has sought to provide.“I had seen him play so that was my only experience with him,” Bell said of Puig. “He’s been great to have in camp. He’s happy to be here. He brings great energy to what he does every day. He’s been a good teammate. It goes for all our players — we want them to be comfortable being themselves and he certainly is and we think it’s great.“More than anything that stands out is his energy and he is happy to be here,” Bell said. “He likes it here. He says he likes red. I think he does like red, but I think it also means he likes being here and that’s important to us.”The Reds hired Turner Ward as hitting coach this offseason, a job he held with the Dodgers from 2016-18. Puig appeared to love working with Ward, often giving him kisses on the cheek last season in the dugout as a thank you after big hits.“Yasiel is very flamboyant and exciting,” Ward said. “It wouldn’t matter if he was playing in a college game. He’ll be the same. It’s not going to be the city, it’s the person. The person will bring the energy and that style.“We want them to have the freedom to do the things they do. I don’t have to act a certain way or do a certain thing. That’s where I believe David is coming from and as a staff we’re coming from. ‘Hey, be you — you is good enough.'”Kemp, who has been traded four times, was looking forward to seeing what Puig, 28 http://www.piratesfanproshop.com/authentic-josh-bell-jersey , will do with the Reds.“I’ve known him forever,” Kemp said. “It’s fun, it’s entertaining. You get a lot of laughs out of it. He keeps everybody loose and keeps everybody wondering what he’s going to do next.”On Monday, Puig put on a show during a 14-pitch plate appearance against the Mariners that ended in a walk. The showdown included a tongue wag, some hip shaking and a bat toss after finally drawing the free pass.The plan is to have Puig primarily play right field, but he’ll get some time in center field this spring as well.“We know he can do it,” Bell said. “I know he believes he can play both, which is great.”As long as he’s in red, Puig should be happy. It’s the color of his glove as well as his new uniform.“It’s his favorite color,” Ward said. “He is going to bring energy every day.”NOTES: RHP Sonny Gray, who has been sidelined with elbow stiffness, threw off the mound Saturday and said it was “the best day thus far.” After being acquired from the Yankees in January, he said he expects to be ready by the start of the season. “Everything’s progressing how we thought it would,” Gray said. … LHP Alex Wood is not scheduled yet for his next spring game. Bell said they wanted to give Wood time to work on things. What’s on your mind today, Twinkie Town?"Hey Twinkie Town, I’m going to keep running the disclaimer at the top here a little longer. Treat this as your open thread for the day Felipe Vazquez Jersey , and talk about anything you want (within reason and the community guidelines.) The topics here are merely suggestions.Good Morning, your day-after-the-first-loss links are below.In case you missed it yesterday:These aren’t Gardy’s Twins, and even if they have a third catcher on the roster. Ben muses on the flexible yet fearsome nature of the current 25-man group.Who are you? Who, who, tell me who are you? imakesandwichesforaliving (seriously, that is a pain to type out) brings us a great community discussion where we can get to know the person behind the screen name a little better.The Twins lost, which sucks. One consolation—even if Trevor Bauer is a notedly terrible human being, he’s a pretty damn good pitcher, and Jake Odorizzi hung in there with him.Elsewhere in Twins Territory:Jose Berrios and Jake Odorizzi are off to a great start to the season—in fact, they are only the second tandem of pitchers in history to rack up double digit strikeouts in the first two games of the season. The first were Randy Johnson (Hall of Famer) and Curt Schilling (another case of great pitcher, crappy human) back in 2001 for the Diamondbacks.Nelson Cruz used the off day the other day to support another Minnesota team, taking in the Timberwolves overtime victory against the Lakers. After the game, he took some pictures with Karl-Anthony Towns, and apparently it is possible to make Cruz look like a not-large-human, as KAT towers over the slugger.Today is Michael Pineda’s first start in a really long time. He’s excited for the opportunity, so hopefully he can do as well as Berrios and Odorizzi.And in the rest the baseball world:Old friend Aaron Slegers Sean Rodriguez Jersey , who I keep forgetting isn’t a Twin, and who is also a very tall human, was DFA’d by the Pirates on Thursday, and acquired by the Rays yesterday. Reportedly the Buccos are receiving Cash Considerations, who is a toolsy outfielder playing in the Dominican Summer League in the deal.Cleveland really, really did try to get worse this winter. Every guy they let go during the offseason seemed to have a great opening day, notes Lets Go Tribe.Mascot races might be a little overdone these days, but the San Diego Padres have a special treat for all 37 people who are paying attention to them this season: Anchorman themed Mascot Races. Tom Verducci wrote some great long-form for SI about how Trackman, Rapsodo, and other technologies are impacting the game of baseball. These are some of the technologies Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson is known for being a pioneer in the use of, and the Twins have heavily invested in this year.Today’s discussion question:Besides baseball, what’s your favorite sport to watch and why?