Yasiel Puig removed from today’s game for disciplinary reasons

Yasiel Puig was removed in the fifth inning of today’s Dodgers-Cubs game. He’s sitting on the bench, however, and is not having an injury tended to. It appears, actually, that he’s being disciplined for something:

Steiner: Puig removed due to manager’s discretion. No injury. so it’s Obviously disciplinary

— Anthony Jackson (@dodgerscribe) August 28, 2013

Not watching the game so I’m not sure if he missed a cutoff man, made a base running mistake or jumped into a conga line. Some are tweeting that he didn’t slide when he should have in the first inning. But when we hear, we’ll update.

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UPDATE, 7:08 PM ET: Here’s the scoop from the clubhouse after the game:

Puig said Mattingly pulled him because he wasn’t ready on defense for every pitch. Puig said he understood Mattingly’s decision.

— Dylan Hernandez (@dylanohernandez) August 28, 2013

MLB.com’s Mark Bowman confirms a report from Daniel Álvarez Montes of EVTV Miami that the Braves are calling up outfield prospect Ronald Acuña from Triple-A Gwinnett.

The move is obviously much anticipated and expected, as Acuña is considered the top prospect in baseball among those who hadn’t been called up to the majors yet. Acuña has had a slow start with Gwinnett, as he’s batting only .215/.301/.277 in 73 plate appearances. However, he has turned things around somewhat in recent days, batting .379 with a double and a homer since April 17.

Acuña should be in Wednesday’s starting lineup against the Reds and he should be a lineup regular going forward. The expectations are high for Acuña, who signed with the Braves as an international free agent in July 2014.

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