The Dodgers’ Long History of Spotty Tactics Involving Cuban Prospects Is Under Federal Scrutiny

As the World Series began, Farhan Zaidi, the Los Angeles Dodgers' general manager, was, inevitably, asked about the bat-kissing, tongue-wagging, crotch-chopping extravagantly talented rightfielder Yasiel Puig, a player who doesn't divide public opinion, so much as he cleaves it. "He's a beauty," Zaidi said. Puig's postseason performance—he hit a pair of three-run homers during the Dodgers' playoff run that ended Sunday night—was a reminder that the Dodgers obtained a luminous talent for a steal of a price when they signed Puig for $42 million six years ago.