Agent: Yasiel Puig expects to be sent to minors by Dodgers

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Yasiel Puig's agent says the Los Angeles Dodgers slugger expects to be sent to the minors after the club was unable to trade him at the deadline.

Adam Katz said Monday he was told Puig didn't show up to Dodger Stadium before the club departed on its road trip to Colorado.

Katz says the Cuban outfielder wasn't there because the Dodgers told them they were trying to trade Puig, and they planned to demote him if they were unsuccessful. Katz expects Puig to be sent down Tuesday.

Puig was an All-Star in 2014 after a meteoric rise with the Dodgers, but he has struggled this season with hamstring injuries and inconsistent play. He is batting .260 with seven homers in 81 games.