Former Dodger Yasiel Puig involved in wild brawl during Venezuelan winter league game

Saturday, January 27, 2024
CARACAS, VENEZUELA (KABC) -- Former Dodger Yasiel Puig found himself in the middle of a brawl Wednesday during the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League's Grand Final game.

The matchup between Cardenales de Lara and Tiburones de La Guaira took a chaotic turn during shortstop Maikel Garcia's home run celebration for La Guaira.
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Garcia's tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning propelled the coastal team to a 10-8 lead, but his celebrations sparked tensions, according to local media.

According to El Nacional, the rival team objected to a bat flip and some words in their direction.

Footage posted on social media shows the teams confronting each other, before tensions eventually spill over.
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Garcia's home run paved the way for a 12-10 La Guaira win. They followed that with a 7-5 win in Game 3, putting them one game away from a clean sweep.

Puig spent six seasons with the Dodgers and last played in the MLB in 2019.

Storyful contributed to this report.

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