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Ex-MLB player Yasiel Puig to plead guilty to lying about illegal sports bets

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Yasiel Puig will plead guilty to a federal charge for lying about sports bets he made with an illegal gambling operator. Puigs played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland from 2013 to 2019. He will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Tuesday. He also agreed to pay a fine of at least $55,000. The operation run by Wayne Nix ran for two decades and included current and former professional athletes as clients or employees. Niz pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to operate anillegal sports gambling business and filing a false tax return.

Yasiel Puig is expected to plead guilty to lying about illegal sports bets.

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