Indians' Yasiel Puig uses his suspension time to go to US citizenship ceremony US NEWS

Indians outfielder Yasiel Puig, who is currently serving a three-game MLB suspension, has made use of his time away from the game.

The native of Cuba on Wednesday became a United States citizen.The Cuban-born Puig, who was traded to Cleveland by Cincinnati last month, posted a photo Wednesday on social media showing him waving a small American flag. He wrote, "Thank you God for this great opportunity to be an American citizen."


A team spokesman said Puig's naturalization ceremony took place in Miami. He defected from Cuba in 2012 after several failed attempts.

Puig was not in uniform for the Indians' afternoon game against Boston. He is serving the final game of a three-game suspension for his involvement in a July 30 brawl when he was still with Cincinnati.
Puig, traded to the Indians by the Reds last month, posted a photo mid-day Wednesday on Twitter showing him holding a small U.S. flag with the caption: “Thank you God for this great opportunity to be an American citizen.” The Indians tweeted their congratulations about "Puig our citizen."

Thank you God for this great opportunity to be an American citizen pic.twitter.com/346P6g89LX

— Yasiel Puig (@YasielPuig) August 14, 2019
He successfully defected from Cuba in 2012 after several failed attempts.

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