The Tampa Bay Rays WILL NOT be signing Yasiel Puig to any type of deal and he will certainly not be receiving an invite to the team’s spring training (which begins in just 16 days as of 1/29/24).
As the calendar was about to flip from 2023 to 2024, rumors and speculation started to emerge that the Rays had signed Puig to a minor league deal. Those rumors at the time were immediately dismissed, only to reemerge a few weeks later.
It’s not happening.
Off the field, Puig has dealt with numerous legal issues including multiple accusations of sexual assault.