Yasiel Puig and Madison Bumgarner are back in the same orbit, this time through a viral AI video instead of an old on-field feud.
Puig shared the clip on Instagram, and it leans into a popular social media trend: the two former rivals dancing and rapping to “Hotel Lobby” by Quavo and Takeoff. It’s a strange little reunion, especially considering how often Puig and Bumgarner crossed paths when Puig was with the Dodgers.
That history goes back to Puig’s six seasons in Los Angeles from 2013-18, when he became one of the team’s most recognizable players. Their clashes with Bumgarner were among the defining moments of that stretch, and the most memorable came in 2016 when Bumgarner shouted, ‘Don’t look at me!’ at Puig, sparking a benches-clearing scene.
The new video arrived after a different AI clip involving Dodgers pitchers Blake Snell and Tarik Skubal picked up traction online. That one carried a much different vibe. Snell and Skubal have built a real friendship since Skubal joined L.A. at the trade deadline, and the two have recently been trading jokes by calling each other ‘little bro.’
Even with Snell being four years older than Skubal, both are viewed as two of the best starters in baseball. Snell has also made clear that he’s the “big bro” in the relationship, and whichever way that nickname battle shakes out, the Dodgers have to like the way the two are lining up for the postseason rotation.
Puig’s Dodgers tenure still stands out on the stat sheet, too. In 712 career games with the club, he hit .279/.353/.478 with 129 doubles, 19 triples, 108 home runs and 331 RBI. He finished second in National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2013 and made his only All-Star Game the next season.
After the 2018 season, the Dodgers traded Puig to the Cincinnati Reds. He played 100 games with Cincinnati before being dealt to the Cleveland Indians at the non-waiver deadline that year, which ended up being his final MLB stop.
Since leaving the majors, Puig has played for the Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League, El Aguila de Veracruz of the Mexican League, the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO), the Navegantes del Magallanes of the Venezuelan Winter League, the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League.
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