Here is MLB's account of the baseball betting by Tucupita Marcano that caused him to be banned from baseball "permanently."

231 bets on baseball
Baseball bets totaling $87,319
25 bets on the Pirates while he was a Pirates player pic.twitter.com/WTEAslhqel

— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) June 4, 2024

The following have been suspended from baseball for one year for betting on MLB games involving teams they were not assigned to:

Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly
Padres MiLB pitcher Jay Groome
Diamondbacks MiLB pitcher Andrew Saalfrank
Phillies MiLB infielder Jose Rodriguez pic.twitter.com/mJRkR30o6S

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) June 4, 2024

imagine finally making a name for yourself in a MLB bullpen at age 31 just to throw it all away on betting on baseball https://t.co/s1xwC5oEmJ pic.twitter.com/csBwQhEdcT

— morrow (@garfshots) June 4, 2024

EastCoastAgNc said:

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A’s pitcher Michael Kelly has been suspended for a year after MLB discovered he placed bets on baseball while with the Astros’ Triple-A affiliate in Sugar Land. He bet on games that involved the Astros, but never played in them. From MLB’s statement: pic.twitter.com/ndcPtIllmz

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) June 4, 2024

What a moron

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Did we just reveal the true identity of Tanker123?

Ok. Now that's funny.

García is owed the balance of his $12M salary this season, $12M next season and a $5M buyout on a 2026 option. He has been on the injured list since April 28 with a left hamstring strain.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) June 4, 2024

All I do is Nguyen said:

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Good luck finding our next job that pays a 24-year-old $746,000 a year.

Professional gambler probably isn't it based on "He won just 4.3% of his wagers, according to the league"

The Porkchop Express said:

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All I do is Nguyen said:

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Good luck finding our next job that pays a 24-year-old $746,000 a year.

Professional gambler probably isn't it based on "He won just 4.3% of his wagers, according to the league"

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How do you only win 4% of your wagers...was every bet he made a ridiculous parlay?

I wonder how common this crap will become. I mean everyone growing up watching baseball, or sports in general, today is being inundated with gambling ads.

Then all the popular social media influencers are in it too.

Not at all defending them. Just think this we're gonna see more and more of this as it becomes more common in the general public

I would imagine parlays or super longshots with big payouts. And he kept going to make up what he lost.

Maybe I'm a pessimist, but this reeks of MLB sending a warning to any legit players who are gambling.

Step 1: Shohei's trainer takes the bullet from Shohei
Step 2: MLB says it's going to crack down on gambling
Step 3: MLB bans 4 nobodies for gambling
Step 4: Guys who are good players who are also gambling figure out a new system to go through.

Assuming each leg was roughly 50/50, a 4 leg parlay only has a 6.25% success probability and a 5 leg only 3.125%

Fools game

Exactly.

The Porkchop Express said:

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Maybe I'm a pessimist, but this reeks of MLB sending a warning to any legit players who are gambling.

Step 1: Shohei's trainer takes the bullet from Shohei
Step 2: MLB says it's going to crack down on gambling
Step 3: MLB bans 4 nobodies for gambling
Step 4: Guys who are good players who are also gambling figure out a new system to go through.

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Man I really hope no one on the Astros has anything to deal with gambling or gambling related activities.

htxag09 said:

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I wonder how common this crap will become. I mean everyone growing up watching baseball, or sports in general, today is being inundated with gambling ads.

Then all the popular social media influencers are in it too.

Not at all defending them. Just think this we're gonna see more and more of this as it becomes more common in the general public

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I think that this has probably been going on forever, but with legitimate gambling sites, it seems that it is much easier for them to be caught.

htxag09 said:

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No idea how accurate baseball savant's 3d pitch chart is, but they actually showed bregmans other strike out looking as catching the zone. The orange ball in the bottom left of the zone. Basically a perfect pitch.

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Savant shows 32 called strikes on pitches outside of the zone. He's tied for 4th in the league. The next closed is Yordan & Pena with 22 each, tied in 38th.

As a team we'd tied in 9th with 194.

TarponChaser said:

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n_touch said:

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The Porkchop Express said:

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Maybe I'm a pessimist, but this reeks of MLB sending a warning to any legit players who are gambling.

Step 1: Shohei's trainer takes the bullet from Shohei
Step 2: MLB says it's going to crack down on gambling
Step 3: MLB bans 4 nobodies for gambling
Step 4: Guys who are good players who are also gambling figure out a new system to go through.

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Man I really hope no one on the Astros has anything to deal with gambling or gambling related activities.

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I heard Jose Abreu was a degenerate gambler...

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I laughed way too hard

The Porkchop Express said:

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Maybe I'm a pessimist, but this reeks of MLB sending a warning to any legit players who are gambling.

Step 1: Shohei's trainer takes the bullet from Shohei
Step 2: MLB says it's going to crack down on gambling
Step 3: MLB bans 4 nobodies for gambling
Step 4: Guys who are good players who are also gambling figure out a new system to go through.

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It's absolutely a warning, and honestly, for good reason.

The game already has a sentiment about it that the umps are for certain teams and give certain bias/advantages to those teams. So there are already some integrity questions around your game at that point.

You cannot also have players betting on games become a common thing, because if it does come out a player bet a game and it DID impact the outcome of their game, integrity is completely shot. Think the black sox.

MLB isn't alone in this. NFL when through this same deal last year. NCAA too. NBA did this past season too.

Apparently, each generation of players needs a reminder because the punishment of Pete Rose (whether you believe fair or not) isn't a deterrent to guys in the mid-20's early 30's.

Farmer1906 said:

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htxag09 said:

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No idea how accurate baseball savant's 3d pitch chart is, but they actually showed bregmans other strike out looking as catching the zone. The orange ball in the bottom left of the zone. Basically a perfect pitch.

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Savant shows 32 called strikes on pitches outside of the zone. He's tied for 4th in the league. The next closed is Yordan & Pena with 22 each, tied in 38th.

As a team we'd tied in 9th with 194.

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I don't have time now, but I've been wondering the percentage the Astros see offspeed and pitches with movement as compared to the rest of the league. I'm wondering if the percent a team sees offspeed and how they are ranked would field a similar list to the teams who've had more balls called strikes than others.

Working theory would be since offspeed and pitches with movement are harder for the hitter to judge, they would also be harder for the umpire to judge, therefore leading to more missed calls.

Beat40 said:

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The Porkchop Express said:

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Maybe I'm a pessimist, but this reeks of MLB sending a warning to any legit players who are gambling.

Step 1: Shohei's trainer takes the bullet from Shohei
Step 2: MLB says it's going to crack down on gambling
Step 3: MLB bans 4 nobodies for gambling
Step 4: Guys who are good players who are also gambling figure out a new system to go through.

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It's absolutely a warning, and honestly, for good reason.

The game already has a sentiment about it that the umps are for certain teams and give certain bias/advantages to those teams. So there are already some integrity questions around your game at that point.

You cannot also have players betting on games become a common thing, because if it does come out a player bet a game and it DID impact the outcome of their game, integrity is completely shot. Think the black sox.

MLB isn't alone in this. NFL when through this same deal last year. NCAA too. NBA did this past season too.

Apparently, each generation of players needs a reminder because the punishment of Pete Rose (whether you believe fair or not) isn't a deterrent to guys in the mid-20's early 30's.

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I worked at Rice University in 1997 when Fresno State's men's basketball team got caught point shaving ( they were both in the WAC at the time). It was really fascinating to see how they did it, and for like $500 a game.

texasaggie2015 said:

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I would imagine parlays or super longshots with big payouts. And he kept going to make up what he lost.

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I don't bet, but betting to just double your money on a straight up bet might offer the highest likelihood to make money long term, but it doesn't seem nearly as exciting as a 10x or 20x payout that a parlay offers. I would think cashing a $1000 tickets is much more energizing than cashing in 10 $100 tickets.

f1ghtintexasaggie said:

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W said:

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the Astros are 17-12 vs. teams under .500

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While this is good in a normal year, it will need to improve dramatically if we hope to turn it around this year and dig out of this hole. Need to play something like .750 ball against the "bad" teams.

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yes, the Astros need sweeps -- at least 3 of them in June

ideally starting with the Cardinals

Seattle (34-27) is suddenly 7 games over .500 -- with a 4-game series vs. the horrible White Sox (15-45) next week

In his early 2024 MLB Trade Deadline Preview, Jeff Passan says the Phillies will be all over the outfield market and links them to Luis Robert, Randy Arozarena, and Kyle Tucker 👀 pic.twitter.com/qxaBbTt4GL

— Drew (@DR3Wheels) June 4, 2024

EastCoastAgNc said:

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In his early 2024 MLB Trade Deadline Preview, Jeff Passan says the Phillies will be all over the outfield market and links them to Luis Robert, Randy Arozarena, and Kyle Tucker 👀 pic.twitter.com/qxaBbTt4GL

— Drew (@DR3Wheels) June 4, 2024

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Anyone think there's a chance the Pirates deal Skenes for a kings ransom this deadline?