Yasiel Puig is about to return to MLB baseball after not playing in the 2020 season. At the moment, he is a free agent, but there are few who would be interested in signing the Cuban. Recent reports have shown that even The New York Yankees would look to sign Yasiel Puig to complete your poster in the next 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 ninth as Royals and Marlins.
The New York Yankees have achieved their biggest goal of the offseason, that of signing their superstar DJ LeMahieu. But now they will work to improve their garden, a position they consider necessary for change.
While the Bronx has several outfielders under contract, including Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks, Clint Frazier, Mike Tauchman and Giancarlo Stanton, the possible arrival of Yasiel Puig would provide depth to the team; especially if they haven’t re-signed Brett Gardner.
The Cuban will reach the next season of Major League Baseball after playing winter baseball with Toros del Este, from the Professional Baseball League of the Dominican Republic (LIDOM) with which 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 participated with Cleveland, after arriving from the Cincinnati Reds. With both, in the same year, he played in 149 games; scored 148 shots and 24 homeruns; He also hit .267.