Yasiel Puig catches huge fish, unleashes new hashtag

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig doesn't just catch baseballs anymore. He also catches fish! Puig tweeted a photo of himself holding a large fish Thursday morning, which was apparently his first catch.

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There are so many things to love about that tweet and photo. Has anyone ever been as excited to be holding a dead fish as Puig is at that moment?

With his face and the #PuigHungry hashtag, it looks like Puig is just seconds away from taking a huge bite out of that fish. And considering that he used #Sushi and several sushi emojis, that fish is probably destined for Puig's stomach, though probably in the form of actual sushi and not a whole fish.

#PuigHungry is the latest Puig centered hashtag the player has introduced recently. When Jared Goff was signed by the Los Angeles Rams, Puig used #PuigYourFriend to welcome him to the city, and to show there were no hard feelings after a years old angry tweet from Goff. 

If Puig wants to continue fishing, he'd be in good company. Ted Williams was an incredibly skilled fisherman, and caught a number of fish that were larger than some human beings. Roy Halladay and Chris Carpenter love to fish, which they did together on a trip to Brazil in 2012 where they not only fished, but also saved a man from a snake bite. Jake Peavy also fishes, though he injured himself with a fishing knife 2014.

As long as Puig stays away from fishing-related accidents, he's chosen a fine ballplayer pasttime. And hopefully he keeps the awesome fish pics and hashtags coming.

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