Late last week, word came down that former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was having a second federal charge filed against him. The obstruction of justice charge was added to his existing charge of lying to federal investigators. Originally, Puig had agreed to plead guilty to the lying charge, but that agreement was withdrawn late last year and Puig’s attorneys plan to fight the charges.
In a press release issued on Monday, Puig’s attorneys announced they are “asking a judge to order federal authorities to turn over records concerning the investigative patterns of the prosecution team that led a five-year probe that resulted in two criminal charges against Puig.