In a statement posted on his Twitter feed Tuesday, free agent outfielder Yasiel Puig denied accusations that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2018, calling the claims "false and malicious."
"These allegations are totally false, the evidence proves they are false, and I look forward to all the facts and the truth coming out," Puig wrote.
The alleged victim, identified as Jane Roe, claims the incident occurred in October 2018 in a bathroom at Staples Center following a Lakers game. The plaintiff sued Puig last October, saying he followed her into the bathroom and restrained her, groped her and masturbated in front of her.