Yasiel Puig has signed with the Senadores de San Juan in Puerto Rico's LBPRC, returning to the league where he first played winter ball as a 21-year-old prospect in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization during the 2012-13 season with the Indios de Mayaguez.
The Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional has changed rules regarding reinforcements and imported players for the upcoming season.
The third edition of the Serie de Las Americas, the postseason winter ball tournament organized by Asociation de Ligas Profesionales de Beisbol de Las Americas, will be played with 10 teams.
Yasiel Puig made more than $50 million playing professional baseball, but is now bankrupt, with nearly $10 million in liabilities and less than $2 million in assets, according to a court filing.
Vargas has signed with Lara for the 2026-27 Liga Venezolana de Beisbol Profesional season, and unlike most active MLB players who make cameo appearances in winter ball, the Arizona Diamondbacks infielder is the rare everyday MLBer who sticks around for much of the winter ball.
Estadio Monumental Simon Bolivar, the 42,000-seat ballpark in Caracas that opened in 2023, has been cleared to host games in the coming winter ball season.
