CBL's Toronto Maple Leafs sign ex-Dodger Puig

The Canadian Baseball League’s Toronto Maple Leafs have signed former Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig. Photo: Canadian Baseball League

April 22, 2026

Official Canadian Baseball League News Release

Toronto, Ont. — April 23, 2026 — The Toronto Maple Leafs of the Canadian Baseball League (CBL) have announced that they have come to terms with former Los Angeles Dodger, Yasiel Puig, for the 2026 CBL Season.

Best known for his dynamic tenure with the Dodgers, over parts of seven major league seasons, Puig compiled a .277 batting average, 132 home runs and 415 RBIs, while adding 79 stolen bases. His standout campaign came in 2017, when he hit .263 with 28 home runs and 74 RBIs, helping lead the Dodgers to an NL pennant and being named an NL All-Star in the process.

Puig burst on to the MLB scene in 2013 with an unforgettable rookie season, batting .319 with 19 home runs and 42 RBIs in just 104 games. His immediate impact earned him a second-place finish in National League Rookie of the Year voting.

Puig’s signing continues a growing trend of high-profile talent joining the CBL. This marks the second consecutive season that the league has featured a former MLB All-Star, following Fernando Rodney’s appearance with the Hamilton Cardinals last season.

Puig will be in the starting lineup for the Toronto Maple Leafs on opening day on May 10 at 2 p.m. at Christie Pits. There will be extensive pre-game festivities and surprises for fans in attendance in the first game since the league’s transition to the Canadian Baseball League.