Yasiel Puig

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Yasiel Puig Valdés ( YAH-see-el PWEEG, Catalan pronunciation: [ˈput͡ʃ]; born December 7, 1990) is a Cuban-born American professional baseball right fielder for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians, and in the KBO League for the Kiwoom Heroes. He also played in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. His nickname was "the Wild Horse", given to him by longtime Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully. Puig played for the Cuba national baseball team in the 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship, winning a bronze medal. He defected from Cuba in 2012 and signed a seven-year, $42 million contract with the Dodgers. He made his MLB debut on June 3, 2013. That season, Puig hit .319 in 104 games with 19 home runs, and was selected by Baseball America to their annual "All-Rookie team". The following season, he started in the All-Star Game. The Dodgers traded Puig...

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