Major League Baseball (MLB) has issued a lifetime ban to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball games, including those involving his own team, the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marcano placed 387 bets totaling over $150,000 between October 2022 and November 2023, winning only 4.3% of the time. Additionally, four other players received one-year suspensions for violating MLB's sports betting policies. These players include Andrew Saalfrank, who bet $445.87, José Rodríguez, Michael Kelly, and Jay Groome. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred emphasized the league's strict enforcement of its gambling rules, highlighting the ongoing tension between professional sports and the growing influence of legal sports betting.
Commentary- Amid its own gambling scandal, MLB tries to put on game face “The move is being portrayed as victory for responsibility shortly after a scandal landed surprisingly close to the league’s most famous player.” @jlnevadasmith https://t.co/SwfCccIPdT via @CDCNewswire
Here’s the latest Barreled Up Episode! Jim and I talked the MLB gambling suspensions, a possible Mets and White Sox Fire Sale including some possible trade ideas, Paul Skenes vs Shohei Ohtani and the Pirates chances, the Yankees hot streak and more! https://t.co/n0YSEQJywW
Here’s the latest Barreled Up Episode! Jim and I talked the MLB gambling suspensions, a possible Mets and White Sox Fire Sale including some possible trade ideas, Paul Skenes vs Shohei Ohtani and the Pirates chances, the Yankees hit streak and more! https://t.co/n0YSEQJywW
It bears emphasizing that Tucupita Marcano — a rostered major league professional baseball player — was able to place 387 baseball bets (including 25 on his own team) with a LEGAL sportsbook between October 2022 and November 2023. MLB not notified until March 2024. https://t.co/KC9pirboO8
It bears emphasizing that Tucupita Marcano — a rostered major league professional baseball player — was able to place 387 baseball bets (including 25 on his own team) with a LEGAL sportsbook between October 2022 and November 2023. MLB not notified until March 2024. Unacceptable. https://t.co/KC9pirboO8
"Diamondbacks pitcher Andrew Saalfrank suspended 1 year for betting on baseball." (via @azcsports) https://t.co/YdZhpAC09C
Nearly every pro sports league, including MLB, has partnerships with sportsbooks. MLB even used its betting partners to investigate the players it just banned for betting. The relationship with sports and betting is more complicated than ever, writes @AEricFisher ⬇️
Pro athletes understand gambling on their games is a non-negotiable no-no. Some learned the hard way https://t.co/PGDFP9tyy0
From the AP: Pro athletes understand gambling on their games is a non-negotiable no-no. Some learned the hard way https://t.co/zaIbhJ9PFo
Pro athletes understand gambling on their games is a non-negotiable no-no. Some learned the hard way. https://t.co/uIlKzSXKuY
NEW POD - 5 players suspended for gambling on baseball; why did this come to light now and what can we learn from this situation? - Glasnow vs. Jared Jones lived up to the hype - YOUR E-MAILS! Cruz or De La Cruz for ASG, All-Star pitcher voting, funniest double plays, and more! https://t.co/oNuCdtlJxS
In case you missed it: Tucupita Marcano has been BANNED for life from MLB. The @CespedesBBQ duo reacts to the latest gambling scandal to hit the diamond 🔽 https://t.co/loGXhrHDNY
The MLB just handed out a lifetime ban to one of the worst bettors in sports betting history https://t.co/6lMt0HBu1l
Sports and gambling are once again in the spotlight following lifetime bans handed to San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter. https://t.co/tx7smrk3S6
From @TheAthletic: Former teammates of Tucupita Marcano, who was banned from Major League Baseball, were shocked by the events of the last 24 hours. "This is the one non-negotiable that we have in our sport." https://t.co/foutSLR08i
#MLB's firm stance on gambling has resulted in Tucupita Marcano being banned for life and four others being suspended for betting on baseball. The league is making it clear that it will not accept gambling of any kind from its players. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/B3BF5DmJby
Minor league player suspended for life for making 700 dollars worth of bets. Betting on baseball is verboten since the 1919 black Sox scandal - The absurd part of the story is MLB has made betting of all forms on every game the number one priority - https://t.co/GzA99SKx44
Wrote about Tucupita Marcano for @guardian. 1. Athletes can't bet. It's that simple. The hypocrisy angle re: betting partnerships doesn't land for me, morally. 2. But it does land *as a policy question* in a sport that doesn't pay young players well https://t.co/Q4PQnsUXdU
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My column from last night at PNC Park centered around Tucupita Marcano, betting on baseball and a lifetime ban, frustration and surprise regarding a 24-year-old from which this was not expected: https://t.co/CHnt5yhQ6K
Just reaching the big leagues was impressive for Tucupita Marcano, a player who was never a true top prospect. So how did his teammates react after he was banned for life for betting on baseball — and his own team? “I was so sad when I heard the news." https://t.co/KmoqMv2kmj https://t.co/3zB3MG9p57
MLB has issued four suspensions – and one lifetime ban – to five players found to have violated the league's sports betting policies. Our @morgensternmlb on a brutal day for baseball: https://t.co/ExuRNXJMQ6
ICYMI https://t.co/0qid49HCdI This latest MLB betting scandal made me realize the warnings now have to be as redundant and in-your-face to the players as the gambling apps. So I called Bill Parcells to remember a story he once told.
Gambling suspensions took center stage Tuesday, with one MLB player banished for life and four years sidelined a year. Steve Drumwright (@DrummerWrites) has all the details, plus the latest on the Ohtani scandal and more. https://t.co/Vvpq5lFydd https://t.co/gDdKyOvQBO
Inside Wednesday’s Yahoo Sports AM ☀️🧵 MLB banned Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball. The league also suspended four players for a year in the scandal. https://t.co/51dPsMWove
Headline: Suspension of A's pitcher Michael Kelly shines a light on MLB's gambling hypocrisy https://t.co/uUyc8Btvds
Michael Kelly was a minor-league pitcher when he wagered less than a hundred bucks on baseball. Now a reliever for the Oakland A’s, he has received a year-long suspension and will forfeit his annual salary. 🔗https://t.co/Ig2GD5V0m7 https://t.co/qnpVIZrh6X
From @PeteAbe: MLB’s rules against gambling on baseball are clearly spelled out to the players https://t.co/IFWzw4f5f2
Former West Boca Raton High pitcher, four others suspended from MLB after gambling scandal https://t.co/2y7ytx6vUO
Feds: Porter Owed Gambling Debt Before NBA Betting Scandal https://t.co/w7E3mav9mE
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Saalfrank Suspended 1 Year For Baseball Betting via @forbes https://t.co/b42B5mBAlQ
"It’s a shame. It happened three years ago, and it comes back to light now. The rules are the rules. You have to live with that.” A's clubhouse reaction to Michael Kelly's suspension and the fine line MLB is walking on gambling issue: https://t.co/feiaq4MHus via @sfchronicle
Jomboy was surprised to see some MLB players just get suspended for betting on games because he thought any baseball bets resulted in a lifetime ban https://t.co/YALSxttAVw
The NBA's Jontay Porter banishment results in criminal charges for a man to whom Porter allegedly had gambling debts. It's just a matter of time before something like this happens for the NFL. https://t.co/3moZ03p5yJ
Oakland A's react to Michael Kelly's gambling suspension. Can he return to MLB? https://t.co/vbDVfIt7Pk
Arizona Diamondbacks updates: Lovullo on Saalfrank suspension: ‘He made a bad decision’ https://t.co/IFKEX3QVEM
MLB handed out its first lifetime ban for betting on baseball since 1989. @stephapstein explains how the league’s attitude toward gambling doesn’t match its eagerness from a business perspective https://t.co/N1MszHMN4e
A man who helped Jontay Porter place bets on himself was arrested at the airport today with $92K, including $12K cash. What on earth… (via @SbondyNBA) https://t.co/I1EZoS9w3x
Pretty much the full blown nightmare for sports leagues. And a strong argument for why all forms of gambling should be illegal for professional athletes. Because any one of them can fall into this…and they work in professions that are gambled upon in more ways than ever. https://t.co/qGcWk2Lx8V
MLB suspended five players on Tuesday for betting on games, including a lifetime ban for Tucupita Marcano. As legal sports betting continues to grow, so does the difficult coexistence between legal betting and league operations. @AEricFisher on where things stand ⬇️
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano received a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball on Tuesday. https://t.co/RYWeW0r9rc https://t.co/mlB1Gq8EOp
https://t.co/3kTNX6qVcO MLB bans Padres’ Tucupita Marcano permanently for betting on baseball. Makes you wonder if this sort of thing is on the uptick bc of cultural wave of (now legal) of betting platforms, or if it’s been there this whole time and under policed.
A’s warming up in front of casino advertisement at Coliseum on day one of their most effective pitchers, Michael Kelly, was suspended a year by MLB for betting on games. https://t.co/hBc6B0me2d
If MLB was truly concerned about integrity, it would not have formed partnerships with gambling companies in the first place, writes @Ken_Rosenthal. But should Rob Manfred be expected to pursue the moral high ground when no other commissioner is? More: https://t.co/dwVJVA4g3I https://t.co/z988kmAzKs
"MLB will face a reckoning on gambling. Tucupita Marcano's lifetime ban is just the beginning." (via @usatodaysports) https://t.co/TvCQCNX0Ex
“Why are you doing something to hurt your career?” ... Tucupita Marcano has been banned from baseball for life. Here's more on how that move sat with the current Pirates: https://t.co/CHnt5yhQ6K
HAPPENING NOW: D-backs manager Torey Lovullo is speaking before today's game against the Giants, hours after it was announced that pitcher Andrew Saalfrank has been suspended for a year for sports gambling. https://t.co/kHz1KKu7X1
More MLB players suspended for gambling, including top Oakland reliever Michael Kelly, World Series pitcher Andrew Saalfrank https://t.co/5yv5cdDlea https://t.co/q7Mo4Xb2vQ
The @MLB hypocrisy is there for all to see. Like every sports league, and every media outlet (looking at you @espn) the league is in cahoots with the "sports betting complex." Every single sports has dirty dollars propping it up in the names of "gaming" and "fantasy sports."…
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game's biggest gambling scandal in decades. https://t.co/seZP4r8MtH
If the Tucupita Marcano or Jontay Porter news surprised you, you weren't paying attention 📋 Since sports betting was legalized, it was inevitable pro and college athletes would bet, even on their own games. Read more from @Bill_KingSBJ ⬇️ https://t.co/z5gMtHLnKF
Tucupita Marcano’s ban puts fine point on MLB’s alliance with gambling https://t.co/8YgXHCaF54
MLB has been shoving gambling down everyone's throat for years now, making money hand over fist. It's why Manfred has been ramming the A's Vegas move down fans' throat. I can't condone betting on one's team, but the league is absolutely complicit in creating this culture.
MLB has officially banned Tucupita Marcano and suspended four players for betting on baseball https://t.co/SKk6XUy11M
“By banning players for betting on baseball, MLB is not contradicting its own position on gambling — it’s merely enforcing a boundary that’s necessary to protect the welfare of the sport and its players.” @MichaelBaumann on MLB’s latest gambling scandal https://t.co/28fx3nGPbj
Why can't professional athletes stop betting on their sports? @Geoffery_Clark tries to make sense of the MLB suspensions imposed Tuesday on five players who bet on major league games 📝 via @OutKickBets : https://t.co/PDr8svMEDr
Player suspensions are another example of MLB’s delicate dance with gambling. Column: https://t.co/Ho79bse3a6
Here’s @MichaelBaumann on the gambling suspensions of five compete idiots. https://t.co/Ygst6IwQ6h
In 2021, AAA pitcher Michael Kelly (now on the A’s) bet $99.22 on nine MLB games winning $28.30. As a result, he was suspended a year for violating MLB’s gambling policy and will lose out on his $740K salary. https://t.co/lTIdNBKDo2
After Tucupita Marcano was banned for life for betting on MLB games, @colin_dunlap reiterated that gamblers have to be personally responsible for the consequences of their actions. https://t.co/1gjwGyUiUx
Tucupita Marcano lost 95.7 % of the bets he placed on MLB games that eventually got him banned 😳 https://t.co/MDmrBqNt8a
Tucupita Marcano lost 95.7% of MLB bets that got him a LIFETIME ban - and went 0 for 25 on Pittsburgh parlays during his Pirates tenure, league says https://t.co/yjJj8BhlWv https://t.co/58WxnCth26
“This is the one non-negotiable we have in our sport.” Here is what Derek Shelton had to say this afternoon on Tucupita Marcano receiving a lifetime ban from MLB: https://t.co/tN6Gi1OK27
MLB will face a reckoning on gambling. Tucupita Marcano's lifetime ban is just the beginning. https://t.co/zZPFseMXwy
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life by the MLB in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades https://t.co/LwsjNYfphD
Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for betting on baseball and suspended four other players for one year after finding the players placed unrelated bets with a legal sportsbook. https://t.co/CcMNkH1E7h
Tucupita Marcano is BANNED permanently from the MLB for betting on games as a Pittsburgh Pirate. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 in October 2022 and from last July through November with a legal sportsbook. He became the first active player in… https://t.co/Xoi3fZO9wJ
Very important read - @Joelsherman1 column in today's @nypostsports - "MLB needs to go overkill with betting warnings before a major scandal explodes" - https://t.co/GXrtD4EaQP #MLB #Baseball #Betting #Scandal https://t.co/0YWE5fM6Qp
MLB gambling scandal: 5 players suspended, including A’s pitcher Michael Kelly https://t.co/0ZDhCaS5q1 via @sfchronicle
MLB announces sports betting suspensions for 5 players, including lifetime ban for Padres’ Marcano https://t.co/dC5eS30m71
"This is the first lifetime ban for actual gambling.. Pete Rose accepted his lifetime ban but this is the first lifetime ban levied by MLB since 1924.. It's been a century since we've seen this" @JeffPassan #PMSLive https://t.co/n1GiTOm8UV https://t.co/1lJbDPkeHD
"This is really the start of...a wave" @lindseyadler discusses the 5 gambling suspensions handed out by @MLB - is this just the beginning? https://t.co/t9PM2UEqth
Padres’ Tucupita Marcano Gets Lifetime Ban for Betting on Baseball, 4 Other Players Get 1-Year Suspensions https://t.co/JbXChhxejc
Jomboy's instant reaction to Tucupita Marcano's lifetime ban from baseball brought to you by @dpshow and @iHeartPodcasts WATCH: https://t.co/dLdvOxlGaP LISTEN: https://t.co/2a51VpYLdc https://t.co/0ZJMvi6Ofe
MLB announces Tucupita Marcano has been banned from baseball. He bet on 25 Pittsburgh Pirates games while he was assigned to the team, but he was injured during all of them and lost all those bets He gambled more than $150K on baseball and won just 4.3 percent of his MLB bets https://t.co/4IBeKjiedj
Via @Joelsherman1: “MLB needs to go overkill with betting warnings before a major scandal explodes”https://t.co/a8Yl5gZGTC
HUGE Loud Outs today on @MLBNetworkRadio with @spillygoat19 - MLB hands down gambling suspensions - Ohtani's translator pleads guilty to bank and tax fraud - Cody Poteet (NYY), Derek Shelton (PIT) and Pat Murphy (MIL) join - Plus all the on the field news 866-MLB-ON-XM
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball on Tuesday in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades. Oakland Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly was… https://t.co/fsozVhPFym
MLB needs to go overkill with betting warnings before a major scandal explodes https://t.co/5ZzikModI2 https://t.co/ftmFGbmQA4
Michael Kelly was a minor-league pitcher when he wagered less than a hundred bucks on baseball. Now a reliever for the Oakland A’s, he has received a year-long suspension and will forfeit his annual salary. https://t.co/Gk7hRlk4NY
Fair Territory! *Gambling suspensions *Yankees might *Blake Snell *The Astros *Gerrit Cole’s future *Rockies trade candidates *Spencer Torkelson YouTube: https://t.co/rwvKmRwWOy Apple: https://t.co/bbtg7Nsq0I Spotify: https://t.co/WeGc1DBO08 On the suspensions: https://t.co/SYcvGDeWgn
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano received a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball for betting on baseball. https://t.co/TNrKU4q3mK
🚨 FT Instant Reaction🚨 5 players have received gambling suspensions, including Tucupita Marcano, of the @Padres, who was banned for life for gambling on baseball. https://t.co/kUmg43mCjH
Meet the five players MLB suspended for betting on baseball https://t.co/PnqTq0mbdV https://t.co/BOEYHQVUL1
MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life, due to making bets on Pirates games while on Pittsburgh's roster in 2023. https://t.co/u7WFMFqYjO
Former #RedSox prospect Jay Groome among players suspended by MLB for gambling on baseball: https://t.co/pwkInnCIcz
MLB has permanently banned Tucupita Marcano after determining that the infielder placed hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on games involving the Pirates when he was with the team last season. https://t.co/25KsiIRPXV
Tucupita Marcano has been permanently banned from MLB for betting on games #PMSLive https://t.co/EaaMDheYcs
Wrote this in 2015 in the context of that retired guy. Every letter applies to Tucupita Marcano. It doesn't matter what MLB is doing with gambling, no matter how much we don't like it. There's no "but" in Rule 21 (d). Break it, you're done. https://t.co/ua6N6nYCZl
MLB announced details from a sports gambling investigation on Tuesday https://t.co/0KIrPK3lnu
MLB Has Suspended 4 Players For An Entire Year For Betting On Baseball, While Padres Infielder Tucupita Marcano Has Been Banned For Life @BarstoolHubbs https://t.co/KMMBIg5n0f https://t.co/bSUUr3Y1TS
According to MLB, Marcano won only 4.3% of the 231 MLB-related bets he placed 😂 https://t.co/qcG112ldHM
MLB Has Suspended 4 Players For An Entire Year For Betting On Baseball, While Padres Infielder Tucupita Marcano Has Been Banned For Life https://t.co/tnfRuBn1Pj https://t.co/Tj7GH6HnmH
José Rodríguez, a #Phillies double-A infielder, was suspended by MLB for one year for violating its sports betting policies. Rodríguez was acquired from White Sox on April 5. According to MLB investigation, he placed 31 bets for a total of $749.09 in 2021-22 while with White Sox.
Below is the Pirates official statement on Tucupita Marcano's ban from MLB: https://t.co/aTEjAwBRrG
Tucupita Marcano lost every single Pirates bet that got him banned from MLB for life https://t.co/Znm6Gm1SEx https://t.co/kcLRBlsmw3
Joining @NewsNation at 12:45et to discuss Major League Baseball's lifetime ban of Tucupita Marcano..
MLB player Tucupita Marcano has been banned from the league for making 231 baseball bets, losing 95.7 % of the time https://t.co/vRT2ATr23y
MLB has suspended Reno Aces LHP Andrew Saalfrank for a year for betting $445.87 on baseball in 2021-22. "There was a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes that people don't know about," Saalfrank told me in April of that period. "It was a tough time." https://t.co/Zem5jhbbnD
MLB's ineligible list: Tucupita Marcano becomes latest to get lifetime ban from commissioner Rob Manfred https://t.co/24yQbGgPG2
MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life after gambling probe; 4 other players get one-year suspensions https://t.co/78f9jX7AQg