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Lisette Carnet, Puig’s agent who also represents other Latino players, said it is difficult for all immigrant athletes with language barriers — but particularly Latino players with little formal education, such as Puig — to “fully understand the intricacies of our American judicial system,” and that “poses a risk” to them.

“No one cared enough about Puig to see what was actually wrong. It was easier to hate him, and to believe every bad story about him,” Carnet said, addressing what she suggested was the player’s unfair reputation as a “hothead.”

“They didn’t take into account his cultural background, his personal experiences or even his capacity to understand the process,” Puig’s agent, Lisette Carnet of Leona Sports Agency, said at the news conference.

Puig was joined by his attorneys, Keri Axel and Jose Nuno, and his agent, Lisette Carnet, Wednesday at the U.S.

“Puig took responsibility, and this agreement with the government should end this whole unfortunate incident,” Carnet said.