Yasiel Puig and Justin Turner of the Dodgers had quite the eclipse recreation Monday.
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Monday’s solar eclipse drew plenty of notice across the sports world, especially when it came to New York Giants’ receiver Odell Beckham Jr. not wearing protective glasses to look at it. The Los Angeles Dodgers put their own spin on it around Monday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, though, with Yasiel Puig playing the role of the moon and walking in front of teammate Justin Turner in the clubhouse:

It’s the camera fade to black that really sells it. And earlier in the day, Puig tweeted photos of him watching the eclipse (with proper glasses, no less):

Puig had quite the night on the field, too, making an incredible catch up against the scoreboard:

And in the top of the 12th, with the score tied at five, Puig hit a solo shot to give the Dodgers the lead:

They’d hang on for a 6-5 win. So that’s no moon indeed. It’s a Puig.

[Yasiel Puig on Twitter]

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Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.

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