Yasiel PuigYasiel Puig returned to the Chattanooga Lookouts on Monday after a week on the disabled list and a weekend in trouble.
The touted prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of speeding, reckless driving and a failure to produce insurance. According to the arrest report, the 22-year-old Cuban defector was in a BMW SUV traveling 97 mph in a 50 mph zone when he was pulled over at the 3200 block of Amnicola Highway.
The arrest occurred just two blocks from the Chattanooga Police Department.
“Certainly we’ve discussed that from a responsibility standpoint what he did was inappropriate,” Lookouts manager Jody Reed said before Monday’s doubleheader against Jackson. “He understands that, and hopefully this will be the last incident with that kind of scenario. He hasn’t been in this country long, and he’s learning a lot of lessons quickly.”
Puig, who was not made available to the media, led the Lookouts to a 3-2 win in Monday’s opener with a home run to left-center field in the fifth inning and an RBI single to right in the 11th. The result of Monday night’s second game was not available at press time.