Former Major League Baseball outfielder Yasiel Puig, currently playing for El Águila de Veracruz of the Mexican League, was hit by a pitch during a game against Pericos de Puebla, and a benches-clearing brawl ensued between the two teams.
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Puig, 30, became a free agent after the 2019 season. He has not played in MLB since.
In April, Puig issued a statement addressing an allegation by a woman who said Puig sexually assaulted her in 2018 in a Staples Center bathroom. He said he had consensual sex with the woman.
A report in March by ESPN.com's John Barr stated that the outfielder remained without a job - at least in part, per a source - because of the allegation , adding that MLB investigators interviewed the woman.
In a televised interview a week earlier, Puig's agent, Rachel Luba, said the goal and plan were for Puig to sign with an MLB team in the near future .
In 100 games for the Reds during the 2019 season, Puig hit .252 with 22 home runs and 61 RBIs. In 207 plate appearances after the Reds sent Puig to Cleveland as part of a three-team trade that brought 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati, Puig hit .297 with two homers and 23 RBIs.
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