the almost daily dodger - yasiel puig

yasiel puig was in the news the other day for being involved in a brawl during a venezuelan league game. i didn't watch the video or digest really any information in the article - i just saw the headline and moved on. that's a far cry from the attention i paid to puig when he was tearing up the national league during the 2013 season.

his hot play continued into the 2014 season, and he earned an all-star berth that was the subject of this 2014 topps update red hot foil parallel

puig is shown during the home run derby, in which he failed to hit a home run. 

i wonder if the pandemic spelled the end of puig's major league career. he didn't play too badly in 2019 while splitting time between cincinnati and cleveland. however, he was unsigned when spring training rolled around and then when things were starting to ramp up in the summer, his reported deal with the braves fell through after puig tested positive for covid-19. after that there were a couple of scandals involving claims of assault and illegal gambling and now it is unlikely he will ever return to the big leagues.