Former Reds Outfielder Yasiel Puig Speaks Out on the Brawl With the Pirates

In a game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 30, 2019, a brawl broke out when the Pirates’ dugout started chirping at reliever Amir Garrett during a mound visit.

News had just broken that former Reds outfielder Yasiel Puig was going to be traded from the Reds to the Cleveland Guardians minutes before he got into the benches-clearing brawl.

Puig recently went on the Hold My Ball podcast and discussed the brawl between the two teams and how he had Garrett’s back even though they didn’t know each other very well.

“I don’t know what happened, but I was in right field,” Puig said. “I don’t know you (Garrett), but we play together, you’re a pitcher, and if something happens to you, I’ll come to save you or to help you. If you’re going to get hit, I am going to get hit too.”

Puig played in 100 games for the Reds in the 2019 season, slashing .252/.302/.475 with 38 extra-base hits and 14 stolen bases.

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