Puig hit his 10th home run in the Winter League until Sunday (Korea time). Puig is currently a member of the Tiburones de la Guaira team in the Venezuelan Winter League. Puig, who was a star player in the Major League but failed to find a new team after playing for the Cleveland Indians in the 2019 season due to his insincere attitude, played in the KBO League while signing a contract with the Kiwoom Heroes in the 2022 season.
Puig remained physically stable and active in Korea. During the one season he played for Kiwoom, he got along with his teammates and harmonized with his team, and his batting performance remained destructive with 131 hits, a batting average of 277, 21 homers and 73 RBIs in 126 games as of the regular season. That year, Kiwoom revolted against the underdog in the postseason and advanced to the Korean Series, but unfortunately ended up in second place. 온라인카지노사이트
After the end of the season, Kiwoom sought to renew the contract with Puig. Puig had also planned to renew the contract with Kiwoom if he did not return to the Major League, but the club finally gave up the contract as legal battles began after controversy over illegal gambling arose during this period. Puig’s agent continues, “Puig has not been charged with illegal gambling, nor has he made a bet. I just testified against the facts because of the coercive investigation by the police.”
His destructive power is still alive. He had one hit, one homer, and three RBIs from four times at bat, and his 10th homer of the season, at a match against Carribes de Ansoategi on Saturday. It was a dramatic three-run homerun that he garnered after two outs. Puig has been hitting hard in the Venezuelan league this season, with 85 hits from 86 times at bat, 10 homers and 24 RBIs. He has recorded the highest home run production rate in major winter leagues including Venezuela this season.
Although Puig left the KBO League in just one season, he still boasts strong friendship with Kiwoom players. Puig shows a welcome reaction whenever he hears news from Kiwoom players, including Lee Jung-hoo’s entry into the Major League, through SNS. Will he be able to completely remove the illegal gambling suspicion and find another chance? Will he be able to wear the Heroes’ uniform again.