they briefly believed was a raw, exploitable rookie. With that option eliminated, Puig's opponents tried to exploit

For a run at 50–0 to be appreciated, his relationship with his opponents, starting with Alvarez, must

want to play for a team that did not want them. Other opponents feared a snowball

want to play for a team that did not want them. Other opponents feared a snowball

of his opponent's vulnerable backhand, continually using his famous cut strokes to exploit the defending