Dodgers’ Polarizing Former All-Star Breaks Silence After Joining Toronto Club
The Los Angeles Dodgers got an update on a former outfielder who turned heads in Canada with a powerful debut for his new team.
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 03: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game One of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium on October 3, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Getty Images The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped their fourth game in a row on Tuesday, falling to the division rival San Francisco Giants as their star-studded batting order suddenly goes cold.
The team hasn’t scored more than three runs in its last five games and there appears to be plenty of blame to go around. “They’ve scored two runs or fewer in 8 of their last 13. It has not been a fun run of baseball lately for the back-to-back champs,” The Athletic’s Katie Woo noted on X , formerly Twitter, after Tuesday’s loss.
“The last time the Dodgers lost four straight games by at least four runs was July 1-4, 1936. ” Despite the slump, the Dodgers have plenty of reason to believe they can return to the World Series after capturing last year’s title in an extra-innings thriller against the Toronto Blue Jays. And, as the team works through its offensive issues, fans got a reminder from a former star player who has continued his career north of the border.
FORBES | By Peter Chawaga Blue Jays’ Former Southpaw Joins Division Rival After Phillies Trade Los Angeles Dodgers Former Star Yasiel Puig Turns Heads With Toronto Debut “Turns out Yasiel Puig can still smash a baseball,” Amber Harding wrote for Fox News . “The former MLB All-Star made his debut Sunday for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League (CBL). And he looked an awful lot like the electric version of Puig that baseball fans remember from his Dodgers days.