Report: MLB not expected to suspend Yasiel Puig
On the day that Aroldis Chapman was slapped with a 30-game suspension under MLB's new domestic violence program, it was reported that Yasiel Puig isn't expected to be suspended.
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Matt Snyder
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Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was said to be involved in a dustup in a Miami-area bar back in December and some reporting had Puig striking his sister. Under Major League Baseball's new domestic violence program, an investigation was thus launched.
Said investigation won't result in a suspension, though, reports Pedro Gomez of ESPN.com. Gomez reports that nothing MLB uncovered warrants a suspension.
Perhaps everything lined up the way Jon Heyman reported on CBS Sports back in December, when he said the following:
Word from someone briefed on the encounter is that Puig originally tried to play peacemaker between his sister and her boyfriend, but was asked to leave after getting a bit loud. There might have been some disagreement about how quickly he was leaving, and bar workers are said to have physically escorted him out.
Apparently, he got hit in the eye during the escorting process, then after he broke free from their grip or they let him go, he apparently retaliated with a shot to one of the rougher bar workers.
No charges were filed. Let's say that's how it went down, and Puig only hit a male bouncer who hit him first while he was trying to play peacemaker. It seems reasonable to not suspend him for that, at least not under the umbrella of "domestic violence."
Puig, 25, hit .255/.322/.436 (109 OPS+) with 12 doubles and 11 homers in 79 games last season. The 2014 All-Star was hampered by injuries and didn't play up to the high level he established for himself in the first two years of his career (.305/.386/.502).
