Yasiel Puig Returns To Cuba
- Updated: December 16, 2015
According to official Twitter account of Major League Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers players Yasiel Puig and Clayton Kershaw are participating in a charity event in Cuba.
Miguel Cabrera, Nelson Cruz, Clayton Kershaw, Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu headline group of players on goodwill tour of Cuba, Dec. 15-18.
— MLB (@MLB) December 14, 2015
This event is a chance for some of the Cuban born players to return to their country and visit family and friends as well as promote the game of baseball around the world.
The MLB and Cuba have a solid relationships and reports have surfaced that the league would like to have the Tampa Bay Rays play a exhibition game out there.
Puig has been under heavy fire this offseason. Rumors have surfaced that some of his former teammates have called him the worst person they’ve ever seen in this game.
The Dodgers are coming off another disappointing postseason run and people have pointed fingers and many different players. Puig who struggled throughout most of the year is one of the people getting the blame as well.
It is good to see Puig in some positive light for this Cuba trip.
After the Dodgers have struggled this offseason Puig has a chance to get traded still. We will continue to stay on top of all the trade rumors and keep you up to date.
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