Yasiel Puig (34), a "bad boy" with a lot of major league experience, will return to Asia.

The U.S. weekly news magazine Newsweek quoted a Venezuelan reporter on the 7th (Korea time) as saying, "Jaciel Puig said goodbye to the Venezuelan Winter League, which he has been in until recently. This is because he signed with an Asian baseball team."스포츠토토

However, it is not yet known which country or team they signed with. Speculation is that the details of the contract have not been changed because detailed measures such as medical checks have not been completed.

This is not Puig's first time in Asia. An outfielder, Puig played for Kiwoom in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) back in 2022. At that time, Puig played in a total of 126 games with a batting average of 0.277 with 21 home runs and 73 RBIs. During this period, he reportedly gave a lot of advice to Lee Jung-hoo (26, San Francisco Giants) who was a teammate of Kiwoom based on his experiences in the Major League.

Puig, who came to the U.S. with his baseball capability after escaping from Cuba, surprised the league by creating a "black storm" as soon as he made his Major League debut in 2013. He played in a total of 104 games that year, posting a batting average of 0.319, 19 homers, 42 RBIs and 11 steals. His on-base plus slugging percentage stood at 0.925. He made a strong impression as he ranked second in the voting for the Rookie of the Year in the National League.

Puig, who instantly became the Dodgers' mainstay in the outfield after his debut in the big league, made his presence known by hitting double-digit homers for seven consecutive seasons through 2019. However, he often showed problems with his personality by being late for team training and frequently colliding with other teams' players during games.

In the end, Puig has not been able to return to the major league stage since 2019, and has since moved around Mexico, South Korea and Venezuela to continue his journeyman career.

Puig, who played for a total of seven seasons in the Major League, played in 861 games, posting a career batting average of 0.277 with 132 home runs, 415 RBIs and an OPS of 0.823. This is the case where he ruined his natural talent in baseball due to his outstanding personality.