Yasiel Puig is said to be about to return to MLB baseball after not playing during the 2020 season. At the moment he is a free agent, but few would be interested in signing the Cuban. Recent reports even showed that New York Yankees would like to sign Yasiel Puig to complete your poster in the upcoming campaign.
Former Major League Baseball general manager and now CBS Sports commentator Jim Bowden reported that the Yankees are among the possible teams to sign veteran Yasiel Puig, joining the ninths as the Royals and Marlins.
New York Yankees have achieved their biggest goal of the off-season, which is to sign their superstar DJ LeMahieu. But now they would work on improving their yard, a position they see fit to change.
While the Bronx have several outfielders under contract, including Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, Clint Frazier, Mike Tauchman and Giancarlo Stanton, the possible arrival of Yasiel Puig would add depth to the team; especially if they didn’t re-contract Brett Gardner.
The Cuban arrives in the next Major League Baseball-season after playing winter baseball for the Toros del Este, of the Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic (LIDOM) with whom he had a good performance.
Yasiel Puig missed the MLB 2020 season after testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). In the 2019 campaign, the Cuban joined Cleveland after the arrival of the Cincinnati Reds. He played in 149 games with both in the same year; scored 148 hits and 24 home runs; He also eventually hit .267.