Former MLB All-Star Raking in Winter Ball, Hits 11th HR of Season

Thirty-three year-old former All-Star Yasiel Puig hasn't played in the big leagues since the 2019 season, but he continues to play on the Winter Ball circuit, hitting his 11th home run on Wednesday.

Former Major League All-Star Yasiel Puig hasn't played in the big leagues since the 2019 season but that doesn't mean he's not still playing baseball.

In fact, the 33-year-old is currently playing on the Winter Ball circuit - and he's dominating.

Per Baseball Reporter Francys Romero:

Yasiel Puig with his 11th HR in the Winter Ball season. 

The “Wild Horse” doesn’t give up. 

Yasiel Puig with his 11th HR in the Winter Ball season.

The “Wild Horse” doesn’t give up.

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— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) December 28, 2023

Puig is still just 33 years old and last played in 2019 for the Cleveland Indians. He burst onto the scene as a 22-year-old with the Los Angeles Dodgers back in 2013 and made the All-Star Game in 2014. He stayed with the Dodgers until the 2019 season when he was traded to the Cincinnati Reds. He was eventually dealt to Cleveland and finished out the 2019 season there.

He did not play anywhere during the COVID 2020 season but played in Mexico for 2021 and played in the KBO in 2022.

Through his seven years in the big leagues, he was always a productive offensive player, boasting a career average of .277 with 132 career homers. He hit a career-high 28 homers in 2017 and posted a .296 batting average in his All-Star season.

He finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2013 and garnered MVP votes in both 2013 and 2014.

While Puig is still young enough and good enough to still play in the majors, perhaps his prior legal issues are keeping him out of the big leagues. He has previously been accused multiple times of sexual assault, settling those cases. He also had an issue in 2022 involving an illegal sports gambling operation.

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