Yasiel Puig Player Rumors
All the Player Rumors about Yasiel Puig.
Yasiel Puig Signs With Mexican League’s Aguila De Veracruz
2024/03/yasiel-puig-signs-with-mexican-leagues-aguila-de-veracruz.htmlVeteran outfielder Yasiel Puig is signing with the Aguila de Veracruz of the Mexican League, as reported by Francys Romero. … Puig himself appeared to confirm the news on his personal X account.
Yasiel Puig Changes Plea To Not Guilty In Gambling Case
2022/11/yasiel-puig-changes-plea-to-not-guilty-in-gambling-case.htmlJust over two weeks ago, it was reported that Yasiel Puig pled guilty to lying to federal agents during an investigation into an illegal gambling operation. … "I want to clear my name," Puig said in a statement.
Yasiel Puig Pleads Guilty To Lying To Federal Investigators In Gambling Case
2022/11/yasiel-puig-pleads-guilty-to-lying-to-federal-investigators-in-gambling-case.htmlFormer major league outfielder Yasiel Puig pled guilty to lying to federal agents during an investigation into an illegal gambling operation, according to a press release from the U.S. … Attorney, Puig has agreed to pay a fine of at least $55K as part of a plea agreement initially filed in August.
Recapping The KBO League’s International Player Signings
2022/01/recapping-the-kbo-leagues-international-player-signings.htmlTyler Eppler, Eric Jokisch, Yasiel Puig…
Report: Yasiel Puig Faced Two Sexual Assault Allegations In 2017
2021/12/report-yasiel-puig-faced-two-sexual-assault-allegations-in-2017.htmlOutfielder Yasiel Puig was accused of sexual assault by two women in January 2017, according to a report from Gus Garcia-Roberts of the Washington Post. … Puig had also been accused of sexual assault in 2018, with those previously-reported allegations resulting in a civil action that was settled out of court this past October.
KBO’s Kiwoom Heroes Sign Yasiel Puig
2021/12/kbos-kiwoom-heroes-expected-to-sign-yasiel-puig.htmlFree agent outfielder Yasiel Puig is in agreement with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization, reports Yonhap News (h/t to Yonhap's Jeeho Yoo). … (Francys Romero of Las Mayores reported yesterday that Puig was nearing agreement with a KBO team).
Yasiel Puig To Sign With Mexican League Team
2021/04/yasiel-puig-to-sign-with-mexican-league-team.htmlOutfielder Yasiel Puig hasn't been able to find work in the majors, but it does appear he'll play professional baseball in 2021. … Puig will sign with Veracruz of the Mexican League, Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes reports.
Yasiel Puig Issues Statement On Sexual Assault Allegations
2021/04/yasiel-puig-issues-statement-on-sexual-assault-allegations.htmlFree-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig has been facing a civil lawsuit since October, when a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her at a Los Angeles Lakers game in 2018. … Puig has now released a statement (all of which is available via his Twitter account) through his attorney denying the allegations.
Latest On Allegations Against Yasiel Puig
2021/03/yasiel-puig-sexual-assault-allegations.htmlAs outfielder Yasiel Puig remains unsigned and hopeful of a return to Major League Baseball, the sexual assault allegations brought forth against him earlier this offseason continue to cloud his market. … McCullough spoke to Puig's agent Rachel Luba, and Barr interviewed both the alleged victim and her brother.
FA News & Rumors: Puig, Phils, Mets, Dee, Soria
2021/02/fa-news-rumors-puig-phils-mets-dee-soria.htmlDespite sitting out all of last season, outfielder Yasiel Puig looks as if he could be an interesting and inexpensive pickup for someone this winter. … The problem is that no one seems to be aggressively pursuing Puig.
Latest On Yasiel Puig And The Outfield Market
2021/01/latest-on-yasiel-puig-and-the-outfield-market.htmlIf the Marlins go the free agent route, however, they may explore a union with Yasiel Puig. … JANUARY 24: Jon Heyman of MLB Network casts doubt on the Yankees as a potential fit for Puig, tweeting that there's "no evidence" New York has interest in adding another right-handed hitting outfielder.
Free Agent Notes: Kluber, Turner, Duvall, Puig
2021/01/free-agent-notes-kluber-turner-duvall-puig.htmlSpeaking of the Marlins, they offered Yasiel Puig a $2MM base salary with "tons of incentives" during free agency a winter ago, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. … Puig didn't end up signing with them or any other team in 2020.
Latest On Yasiel Puig
2021/01/latest-on-yasiel-puig-3.htmlFree-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig hasn't played in the majors since 2019, but the league hasn't forgotten about him. … Several clubs - the Red Sox, Yankees, Astros, Marlins and Orioles - "appear to have varying levels of interest" in Puig, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com tweets.
Yasiel Puig Looking To Return To Majors In 2021
2020/11/yasiel-puig-looking-to-return-to-majors-in-2021.html3:53pm: After a season out of baseball, free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig has hired Rachel Luba as his new agent, Luba announced on Twitter. … That suggests Puig is looking to return to the pro ranks in 2021.
Yasiel Puig Tests Positive For Coronavirus; Deal With Braves Reportedly Off
2020/07/yasiel-puig-tests-positive-for-coronavirus.htmlOutfielder Yasiel Puig will not be signing with the Braves after all, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports. … Puig reportedly agreed to a contract with the Braves earlier this week, but he announced Friday on Twitter that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Braves To Sign Yasiel Puig
2020/07/braves-sign-yasiel-puig.html2:50pm: The Braves have agreed to a deal, pending a physical, with free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports (via Twitter). … 5:35pm: Puig agreed to a one-year deal with Atlanta, per Charles Odum and Ben Walker of the Associated Press.
Orioles Have Reportedly Made Offer To Yasiel Puig
2020/07/orioles-have-reportedly-made-offer-to-yasiel-puig.htmlThe Orioles are interested in signing free agent outfielder Yasiel Puig and have made "at least one offer," according to a report from Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. … We don't yet know an estimate of the value of that contract offer, but one can only assume it would be a one-year pact for Puig, who evidently didn't garner the interest he had hoped to in free agency.
MLB Transaction Freeze Lifts This Friday
2020/06/mlb-transaction-freeze-lifted.htmlYasiel Puig is the big name to watch, of course. … Just last night, Puig tweeted: "Baseball is back and God knows I'm ready #letthewildhorseloose".
Latest On Yasiel Puig
2020/06/yasiel-puig-rumors-kbo-interest-mlb-free-agent.html11:01am: Prior to their deal with former Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization spoke to outfielder Yasiel Puig about a potential deal for the 2020 season, Heroes GM Kim Chi-hyun tells Jee-ho of the Yonhap News Agency (Twitter link). … 8:25pm: The Giants expect to be contenders to sign Puig when the league lifts its transaction freeze Friday, Jim Bowden of The Athletic tweets.
6 Potential DH Contributors For NL Clubs
2020/05/some-free-agents-who-could-benefit-from-the-universal-dh.htmlYasiel Puig (29 years old): Puig was still a perfectly fine defensive right fielder last season, grading out as average via Defensive Runs Saved, Ultimate Zone Rating and Outs Above Average. … A team may not look at him as a full-time DH because of that, but a club with an already-set outfield could now switch a more defensively challenged option to DH and slot Puig into right field.
Quick Hits: Puig, Giants, Daniels, Starling
2020/04/quick-hits-puig-giants-daniels-starling.htmlA report over the weekend all but placed free-agent outfielder Yasiel Puig in a Giants uniform. … Henry Schulman of the San Francisco doesn't seem nearly as confident a deal will come together, though, and Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi told Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic via text, “We are not having any conversations (internal or external) about player transactions at this point." However, as Baggarly notes, that doesn't mean a Puig signing isn't under consideration.
Yasiel Puig Says Multiple Teams Have Made Offers
2020/04/yasiel-puig-says-multiple-teams-have-made-offers.htmlUndoubtedly, the biggest name still on the market is 29-year-old outfielder Yasiel Puig. … It was reported that Puig turned down a $10MM contract offer from a National League team during the offseason, and the consensus is that it was the Marlins who made that offer.
Revisiting Yasiel Puig’s 2019
2020/04/revisiting-yasiel-puigs-2019.htmlAt that point, nobody would have expected outfielder Yasiel Puig to remain without a job into April, but here we are. … It's hard to believe it has come to this for Puig, who has enjoyed an impressive career overall and who entered the offseason as MLBTR's 37th-ranked free agent.
Yasiel Puig Rumors: Marlins, Giants
2020/03/yasiel-puig-rumors-marlins-giants.htmlThat's 29-year-old outfielder Yasiel Puig, who - despite a mostly solid career of production - has encountered a tepid market since last season ended. … Puig did reportedly turn down a one-year, $10MM offer from a National League team in recent months, but it's unclear which club presented that proposal to Puig.
MLBTR Poll: When Will Yasiel Puig Sign?
2020/03/mlbtr-poll-when-will-yasiel-puig-sign.htmlThe beginning of Major League Baseball's regular season is just over two weeks away, yet high-profile outfielder Yasiel Puig still doesn't have a job. … At that point, we forecast a one-year, $8MM contract for Puig, who reportedly turned down a $10MM guarantee from an unknown team sometime over the winter.