Yasiel Puig Movie: 5 Things To Know About Biopic Of Dodgers Cuban Outfielder

Yasiel Puig is a Cuban outfielder who plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Puig played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2008 World Junior baseball Championship and his team won a bronze medal. He defected from Cuba in 2012. He signed a seven-year $42 million contract with the Major League team. He made his MLB debut on June 3, 2013. In his first season with the team, he hit .319 in 104 games, he had 19 homers and was selected by "Baseball America" to their “All-Rookie team.”

He has had great moments while being in the majors but has also been in some trouble. In April 2013 he was charged with reckless driving and speeding in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was also arrested in December of that same year on a reckless driving charge in Naples, Florida. He was taken to jail but released after posting bail. He has also been late to practice a couple of times.

The story on how he made it into the U.S is very inspiring, so inspiring that Puig scored a biopic from Brett Ratner. Here are some things to know about the film:

1. Brett Ratner and his RatPac Entertainment have acquired the rights to Jesse Katz’ article “Escape from Cuba: Yasiel Puig’s Untold Journey to the Dodgers.”

2. It will be on how Puig tried to escape his home country of Cuba several times and how he finally succeeded when he worked with a wealthy but shady sponsor and smugglers working for Mexico’s drug cartel picked him up and took him on a speedboat to the Yucatan Peninsula.

3. The cartel held the baseball player captive for around 20 days.

4. His journey ended successfully.

5. Ratner will produce with Beau Flynn and James Packer and John Cheng from RatPac will executive produce.