MLB Bans Tucupita Marcano for Life Over Betting Violations
TL;DR
San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano has been banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport, while four other players received one-year suspensions. Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling over $150,000, becoming the first active player in a century to receive a lifetime ban for gambling. The other suspended players include Oakland Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and minor leaguers Jay Groome, Andrew Saalfrank, and José Rodríguez. MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred emphasized the importance of upholding the integrity of the game.
- MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensions The Associated Press
- Marcano gets lifetime ban for betting on MLB ESPN
- Tucupita Marcano lost 95.7% of MLB bets that got him a LIFETIME ban - and went 0 for 25 on Pittsburgh parlays Daily Mail
- MLB hands lifetime ban to Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball, 4 others suspended Yahoo Sports
- Major League Baseball announces sports betting violation suspensions MLB.com
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