When Major League Baseball announced a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday, the particulars of his wrongdoing were laid out in specific detail: 387 bets placed at legal sportsbooks, 231 wagers related to MLB and 25 on the Pittsburgh Pirates, his employer at the time. He allegedly bet more than...
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Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank suspended for sports betting
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Andrew Saalfrank was suspended for one year Tuesday for betting on sports. (Photo courtesy of Alex Weiner/Arizona Sports) LOS ANGELES – Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank was among four players MLB suspended Tuesday for sports betting. The league also banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life. Saalfrank is on assignment...
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Barnegat grad Jason Groome suspended by MLB for violating sports betting rules
Jason Groome, a former Barnegat High School star pitcher, has been suspended by Major League Baseball for one year for violating the sport’s betting rules and policies, it was announced Tuesday morning. Groome is in the San Diego Padres’ organization with that club’s’ Class AAA El Paso (Tex). Chihuahuas team. He was a first-round draft choice...
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MLB permanently bans Padres’ Marcano for betting
Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for placing hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was a member of the team last season. MLB’s Department of Investigations found Marcano placed 387 baseball bets, including 231 MLB-related bets, through a legal sportsbook in...
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MLB investigating Marcano for allegedly gambling on baseball
MLB is investigating San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for allegedly gambling on baseball, according to a person briefed on the investigation. Marcano is being investigated for betting on Pittsburgh Pirates games while he was on the major-league injured list for them last season, per the source. The MLB penalty for players betting on their...
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MLB Shortstop Under Investigation For Betting On Own Team
San Diego Padres shortstop Tucupita Marcano is reportedly under investigation by Major League Baseball for betting on the Pirates last season when he played for Pittsburgh. If the allegations prove true, Marcano could face a lifetime ban from MLB. The Wall Street Journal reported that four additional players are under investigation for betting on baseball...
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MLB investigating Padres’ Tucupita Marcano for gambling on games in 2023
Major League Baseball’s biggest nightmare since sports gambling’s widespread legalization has come to fruition: An active player faces a suspension and potential lifetime ban for betting on baseball. Tucupita Marcano, a utility player on the San Diego Padres’ injured list, is under investigation by MLB for gambling on baseball, according to the Wall Street Journal. Marcano,...
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MLB star facing potential lifetime ban for betting on baseball – as sport is rocked by another gambling scandal
Major League Baseball has launched an investigation into Tucupita Marcano READ MORE: Scary moment catcher gets hit in the head in Mets Triple A game READ MORE: Shohei Ohtani gambling scandal being turned into TV series By Alastair Talbot Published: 21:19 BST, 3 June 2024 | Updated: 01:19 BST, 4 June 2024 San Diego Padres star Tucupita...
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Atlanta Braves player under investigation for sports betting
article David Fletcher #22 of Atlanta Braves makes a throw to first during the seventh inning against the Miami Marlins at Truist Park on April 23, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) ATLANTA – Major League Baseball has opened an investigation into Atlanta Braves player and second baseman David Fletcher...
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Mets vs. Marlins prediction: MLB odds, picks, best bets for Sunday
Commercial Content 21+ A portal turned peep show between New York and Dublin was shut down due to “inappropriate behavior.” You ain’t seen nothing yet. If the Knicks get knocked off in Game 7 on Sunday, keep the kiddies away from that portal between New York and Indiana. Took our talents to South Beach on...
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Shohei Ohtani’s former teammate accused of betting with same illegal bookie as ex-translator Ippei Mizuhara
David Fletcher has been accused of placing bets with the same illegal bookie Fletcher was one of Ohtani’s closest friends with the Los Angeles Angels DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news By Jake Fenner Published: 15:37 BST, 18 May 2024 | Updated: 15:40 BST, 18 May 2024 A federal probe into illegal bookmaking...
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Ex-Ohtani teammate bet with same bookie as Mizuhara: Report
David Fletcher, a teammate and close friend of Shohei Ohtani during their time with the Los Angeles Angels from 2018 to 2023, bet on sports with the same bookmaker who took wagers from Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, according to ESPN. According to the report, Fletcher and close friend Colby Schultz, who spent two seasons...