After attending the Los Angeles Dodgers’ FanFest two days earlier, the woman told police, she met up with a man she had casually dated. But as they engaged in consensual sex later that night, she claimed, he grew enraged and began to strike, choke and bite her until she went into shock and nearly passed out.
She was initially reluctant to identify her alleged abuser, according to a police report, saying it was a “person who is famous and she does not want the attention.” Eventually, though, she gave police a name: Yasiel Puig, star outfielder for the Dodgers.
Police photographed the woman’s alleged injuries, but she said she didn’t want to pursue charges, and Puig later denied her claims. But their encounter was not the only one that week that resulted in an allegation against Puig.
The day before FanFest, another woman later claimed, a date with Puig ended with him pushing his way into her apartment and sexually assaulting her. No charges were filed, and Puig also denied that woman’s accusations. But the two allegations, said to have been committed on consecutive days by one of baseball’s best-known players, had the potential to rock the sports world and crater Puig’s career.
With famed lawyer Gloria Allred representing the alleged victims, Puig reached confidential settlements with both women, according to copies of the agreements obtained by The Washington Post. In the agreements, Puig denied both women’s allegations. His attorney, Scott Lesowitz, said the...
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