Former Dodger Slugged as Baseball Diamond Devolves Into an All-Out Brawl
A former Los Angeles Dodgers player who had a reputation for getting physical with opponents in Major League Baseball was in the middle of a wild fight in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League’s championship…
A former Los Angeles Dodgers player who had a reputation for getting physical with opponents in Major League Baseball was in the middle of a wild fight in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League’s championship series on Wednesday.
Yasiel Puig was caught up in a bench-clearing brawl, taking at least one blow to the face, according to TMZ.
Puig says he was trying to be a peacemaker and only fought back after he was struck.
The brawl grew out of a bit of showboating by a fellow player on Puig’s Tiburones de La Guaira (La Guaira Sharks) as they played Cardenales de Lara (Lara Cardinals) in the second game of the series at the University of Caracas Stadium in the country’s capital.
Maikel Garcia hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, giving Puig’s team a 10-8 lead. Puig’s team would go on to win 12-10.
Garcia rounded the bases but took his time going from third to home as he passed the opponent’s bench, exchanging words.