{"id":42329,"date":"2025-04-19T08:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42329"},"modified":"2025-04-19T08:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:16:44","slug":"breaking-former-dodgers-phenom-dominating-in-korea-with-eye-catching-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42329","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former Dodgers Phenom Dominating in Korea with Eye-Catching Performances"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_646,w_1148,x_0,y_44\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/4\/4\/44e24290f9448c64ab58f127d4c1390d9b4126a1\/yasiel-puig.jpg\" alt=\"Former Dodgers Phenom Now Turning Heads in Korea\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_100625344\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig isn\u2019t done just yet.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly six years removed from his last MLB at-bat, the 34-year-old Puig is still going. We don\u2019t fault any baseball fans now learning the 2014 All-Star plays for the KBO\u2019s Kiwoom Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, they can thank Puig himself for trying to educate those who forgot all about him. Puig posted a video Friday morning of him crushing a walk-off single against the KT Wiz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes as a man or an athlete, you struggle and you are in your own head,\u201d Puig wrote on X. \u201cYour own thoughts get so loud that you can hear nothing else.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100625345\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1913241920207462706&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fmlb%2Fformer-dodgers-phenom-now-turning-heads-in-korea&amp;sessionId=1fd7503b1e7138b2959a893a363520bf00d844a3&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1913241920207462706\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100625346\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Puig owns a .218 average with three home runs, 11 RBI, and a .644 OPS across 97 plate appearances. He previously played in the KBO during the 2022 season, mashing 21 home runs with a .841 OPS for the Kiwoom Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, most baseball fans remember Puig as the energetic outfielder who burst onto the scene for the Dodgers in 2013. Puig hit .305 with 35 home runs, 111 RBI, and a .888 OPS over his first two years, helping begin the Dodgers\u2019 modern stretch of 11 NL West titles in 12 seasons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Puig tallied 9.6 bWAR during that time and emerged as one of baseball\u2019s premier young superstars. He even appeared on the cover of Sony\u2019s \u201cMLB 15 The Show\u201d ahead of the 2015 campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_100625348\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>However, Puig never quite regained his old form and only totaled 8.2 WAR over the next four years. He battled injuries, clashed with management, and eventually lost the Dodgers\u2019 fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>Puig at least made his final days with the Dodgers count, hitting a three-run homer off\u00a0Boston Red Sox\u00a0lefty Eduardo Rodriguez in Game 4 of the 2018 World Series.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers traded Puig to the\u00a0Cincinnati Reds\u00a0in December 2018, who subsequently traded him to the Cleveland Guardians less than eight months later. He\u2019s since bounced around the world, notably playing in Korea, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll see if he ever makes it back to the majors, though we\u2019re understandably skeptical given how long it\u2019s been.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig isn\u2019t done just yet. 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