Venezuelan Tucupita Marcano, shortstop for the San Diego Padres, faces a possible lifetime suspension for breaking the rule that prohibits betting on active players in Major League Baseball, as confirmed this Monday by the Californian team.
Marcano is being investigated by MLB for his alleged involvement in betting on games last season in which his former team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, was involved, the Padres said in a statement.
“We are aware of an active investigation by Major League Baseball regarding a matter that occurred when the player in question was a member of another organization and was not affiliated with the San Diego Padres. “We will not make any further comments until the investigation process has been completed,” the message says.
The investigation was initiated by the MLB, after notification by a betting house of the movements made by the player, who at that time was on the injured list due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
With his actions, Marcano, who has not yet received an official suspension, would be violating MLB Rule 21, which establishes that a baseball player who bets on games involving his own team is subject to a lifetime suspension.
These types of actions have caused severe punishments, such as the one suffered by Pete Rose, the historical leader in hits in the Major Leagues, who has been prevented from entering the Hall of Fame, due to his participation in bets when he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
If Marcano’s suspension occurs, he would be, after Rose, the second player or former player to receive this type of penalty in the Major Leagues.
A more recent scandal is that of the former interpreter of the Japanese Shohei Ohtani, Ippei Mizuhara, who stole more than $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star, money that he used for sports betting, as he admitted in federal court.
Betting on professional sports in the United States is becoming an increasingly recurring problem, to the point that this year Jontay Porter, of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA, was banned for life for providing inside information about his team to the bettors.
In this same league, players like Frenchman Rudy Gobert, of the Minnesota Timberwolves, was fined $100,000 for making a gesture with his fingers, suggesting that referees were receiving money from bettors to manipulate the results with unfavorable decisions in the games. matches.
Marcano, who is an infielder, has shown his versatility on the field, but his possible suspension would end his MLB career at just 24 years old.
2024-06-04 02:53:45
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