Agent: Yasiel Puig expects to be sent to minors by Dodgers
August 2, 2016
Yasiel Puig expects to be sent to the minors on Tuesday after the Los Angeles Dodgers were unable to trade him at the deadline
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Yasiel Puig
Dodgers Place Puig On DL, Reinstate Van Slyke
June 8, 2016
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers placed outfielder Yasiel Puig on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and reinstated infielder/outfielder Scott Van Slyke from the DL. Van Slyke went 1-for-9 with a double in four games this season before going on the DL on April 10 with low back irritation. The 29-year-old played in eight games with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City during his rehab assignment and went 7-for-31 (.226) with a double, a homer and five RBI. Puig is hitting .237 with five home runs and 20 RBI in 53 games this season.