Reported 4 months ago
Major League Baseball has handed a lifetime ban to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball games involving his own team while on the injured list during the 2023 season. Marcano allegedly placed 387 bets on baseball games, totaling over $150,000, with 25 of those bets involving the Pittsburgh Pirates while he was on the team's injured list. Four other players, including Oakland Athletics reliever Michael Kelly, have been suspended for one year for gambling on baseball. Marcano denies manipulating games he bet on, with MLB finding no evidence to the contrary.
Source: YAHOO