Former MLB outfielder Yasiel Puig — no stranger to fights — was seen getting hit and throwing punches throughout a bench-clearing brawl in Venezuela final week.
The battle occurred after Puig’s Tiburones de La Guaira teammate Maikel Garcia hit a go-ahead, two-run shot through the eighth inning of Sport 2 of the Venezuelan Skilled Baseball League’s championship sequence towards Tiburones de La Guaira.
Garcia gave the impression to be showboating an excessive amount of for his opponents’ liking, and the dustup ensued. Surprisingly, nobody was ejected, and Tiburones de La Guaira received 12-10.
After retailers like TMZ Sports activities, Day by day Mail, and the New York Put up revealed tales on the sport and the battle, Puig took to X to inform his aspect of the story and name out the publications for sharing “false news.”
Puig, 33, hasn’t performed within the majors since 2019. He got here up with the Los Angeles Dodgers, ending second in Rookie of the Yr voting in 2013. Puig additionally performed for Cincinnati and Cleveland. Since then, the outfielder has performed within the Dominican Republic, and South Korea, earlier than ending up in Venezuela.
In 2022, Puig pleaded guilty to mendacity to federal regulation enforcement officers about sports activities bets he positioned with an unlawful playing operation. He secretly settled with two ladies who accused him of sexual assault, according to the Washington Post.
