In a recent Washington Post report, investigative journalist Gus Garcia-Roberts revealed that former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig faced two separate sexual assault allegations back during the 2017 season. Then he was still a Dodger and hit a career-high 28 home runs that year. According to the report, MLB knew of the allegations but did not place the former All-Star on administrative leave since the details were never made public.
Here’s part of the WaPo report.
Major League Baseball learned of the allegations during the 2017 season, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly.