Yasiel Puig
publication date: Sunday, April 28, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)
category: 
Sports
clue: This Cuban native paid organized crime to help him defect to Miami so that he could play American baseball. There's no word on how many stolen bases are involved in the case.
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, and Stan Iwanchuk
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