Yasiel Puig picked up an assist with a 96.2-mph laser throw that looked impossibly easy
Whether crushing home runs and rewarding hitting coach Turner Ward with a warm embrace in the dugout or robbing home runs with spectacular catches (or shooting live videos of his public transportation adventures), Puig is a delight to watch.
Unless you're on the other team ... as the Padres'
That throw right there? Just a cool 96.2-mph laser throw from Puig, fielding a single to right field and seamlessly firing a strike to the plate as if it was no big deal at all:
Yasiel Puig unleashed the cannon to nail Hunter Renfroe at home with a 96.2-mph throw from 270 ft, per @statcast. pic.twitter.com/OP3yn88c3v
— Andrew Simon (@AndrewSimonMLB) August 12, 2017
The thing is, that was a big deal. That throw was just unfair. But as ridiculous as it was, it's not even Puig's hardest-thrown outfield assist of the season.
Watch out, runners. He's out there, and he'll throw you out.