News about Yasiel Puig

Yasiel Puig, an ex-Dodgers player, was involved in a massive brawl on Wednesday night, as a video clip from a baseball game in Venezuela shows. Puig, 33, was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers for six seasons, winning an All-Star nod in 2014 and then for Cleveland in 2019. The slugger is now playing for Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League, and on Wednesday, things became tense, with the slugger throwing multiple punches.

According to multiple sources familiar with the investigation, a federal probe into an illegal gambling ring that reportedly catered to professional sports players has expanded to look at a number of Las Vegas hotel employees. According to two people familiar with the investigation, federal agents from California toured Resorts World Las Vegas in the aftermath of their widening probe into former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix's sports betting ring. More than a dozen staff of Resorts World and the MGM Grand, both emblems of The Strip, had been subpoenaed as part of the probe, according to one of the individuals.

Last week, William "Eric" Fulton (left), the company's founder and managing partner, pled guilty to one count of lying to federal agents about his involvement in laundering unlawful funds from an unlawful gaming activity. The case was brought as part of a widening federal investigation into former minor league baseball player Wayne Nix, who, according to investigators, enlisted ex-MLB players as 'agents' taking wagers around the country. Yasiel Puig (inset), a former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, pled not guilty to a charge of lying to federal agents probing Nix's illicit gambling operation last year. In January, Puig will face a judge. Prosecutors claim that Fulton, 59, and his Encino-based firm provided extensive bookkeeping and accounting services to Nix's gaming industry, and that Fulton used the illicit service to place sports bets on a client of his own business, which counted Conor McGregor (right) as a client.

Canine security consultant Mike Israel, pictured, is one of a burgeoning industry of dog safety instructors, who have seen a significant increase in demand as woke LA police officials refuse to crack down on crime. Despite charging six-figure sums for their services, executive protection dogs' have grown in importance as the west coast continues to be plagued by a deadly crime wave.

After the ex-MLB actor had previously pleaded guilty to a single count of making false allegations when investigators interviewed him in January, he has changed his plea to not guilty in a federal probe relating to his illicit gambling activity. 'I want to know who I am not.' In a statement released on Wednesday, the 31-year-old Cuban-born American right fielder said, 'I never should have pleaded guilty to a felony I did not commit.' For lying to government officials, the former All-Star, who is currently playing in South Korea, could face up to five years in federal jail. In August, he entered a plea agreement stating that he began betting on sporting activities in 2019 through a third party, identified in legal documents as 'Agent 1', who was involved in an unlawful gambling operation operated by 46-year-old Wayne Nix.

According to the Department of Justice, former Major League All-Star Yasiel Puig has pled guilty to a charge of lying to federal authorities about his role in an unlawful gambling operation. The 31-year-old, who is currently serving in South Korea, will plead guilty to one count of making false allegations, triggering a maximum prison term of five years in federal jail. He also agreed to pay a fine of at least $55,000. Puig will appear in US District Court in California on Tuesday for the first time. After several ballot measures were rejected last week, sports betting in California remains unlawful. Puig signed the plea deal in August, claiming he began betting on sporting activities in 2019 through a third party, named in legal documents as 'Agent 1', who was involved in an unlawful gambling operation operated by 46-year-old Wayne Joseph Nix.