Puig reportedly staying with Dodgers

Yasiel Puig will be staying with the Dodgers after being claimed off revocable trade waivers by an unknown team on Tuesday, according to a report from MLB Network Insider Jon Heyman on Wednesday. The Dodgers have not confirmed the report.

According to Heyman’s report, the allotted time ran out without the Dodgers and the claiming team negotiating a trade. Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal had previously reported that a deal was unlikely. ESPN’s Jim Bowden also reported that, per a source, the team that claimed Puig did so more to block an attempt by another team to trade for the controversial outfielder, rather than to trade for Puig themselves.

Puig was reportedly placed on waivers Sunday, a procedural move clubs do routinely with many players. …

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