Former Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star Yasiel Puig made a major announcement this week.
Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is returning to the KBO League, the highest level of professional baseball in Korea. Puig was recently playing with the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, but is now returning to Korea to play baseball.
"With deep admiration and affection for the fans of La Guaira and all of Venezuela, I tell you from the bottom of my heart how grateful I am for your support and acceptance of this humble madman who only came to want to bring you the best of the sport. Thank you to my agent and to the people in the organization of the Tiburones who never fail me or stop supporting me to have new and great opportunities.
This was a very difficult but necessary decision at this time in my life, and I always want to give the best of myself to the people who trust me for their teams. Puig, who was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba, signed with the Dodgers in 2012 on a seven-year deal. Puig made his MLB debut in 2013, and spent six seasons with the Dodgers. Puig became an MLB All-Star in 2014, and helped the Dodgers advance to the World Series in 2017 and 2018, though the Dodgers lost both series.
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