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Kansas City Mayor Tyrone Garner has endorsed the idea of using sports betting revenue and STAR bonds to attract two major league franchises – the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and the MLB's Kansas City Royals – to move from Missouri to the Kansas side of the city. Kansas City to use sports betting revenue and […]

Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Andrew Saalfrank, a reliever in Triple-A Reno for the Diamondbacks who was a part of last year’s World Series team, has been issued a one-year suspension by the MLB for betting on baseball games when he was a minor leaguer in 2021 and 2022, the commissioner’s office announced. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher […]

MLB has issued San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano a lifetime ban for gambling on baseball after the league received information that he wagered on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was with the team last season. Tucupita Marcano placed 387 baseball bets, including 231 MLB-related wagers, between 2022 and 2023 Marcano, 24, violated […]

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred was asked Monday at the 2024 Associated Press Sports Editors Commissioners Meetings if the league has decided to shift its stances toward legalized sports betting. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred wants prop bets carefully monitored, praises integrity system Prop bets are one specific area of concern. With side wagers, fans can bet […]

Key Highlights: Home runs are at the lowest rate since 2015 Batters are hitting .240, the worst mark since 1968 OPS & Slugging Percentage are also at their lowest marks in more than 30 years Note: all data sourced from Baseball Reference on May 1, 2024 Just over one month into the 2024 MLB season, […]

Shohei Ohtani, one of the brightest stars in Major League Baseball, is at the center of a very confusing gambling scandal. The math is not adding up on either side of what has unfolded. Agents, both current and former, find the entire saga to be embarrassing! Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers cut ties with […]

Craig Kimbrel has pitched in the MLB for 15 years. He had never thrown a single changeup prior to Wednesday. It left the hitter completely dumbfounded. The nine-time All-Star led the National League in saves from 2011-2014 and was named Major League Baseball's Reliever of the Year in 2014 and 2017. His dominance cannot be […]

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher José Alvarado is one of the biggest pitchers in the MLB. Both in terms of personality and literal size. It's not that he is particularly tall. The 28-year-old lefty is only 6-foot-2. However, he is listed at a generous 245 pounds and it's probably 10 to 15 pounds lighter than reality. Alvarado […]

MLB pitcher Josh Winckowski is way too busy to serve on a jury. The Boston Red Sox righty is in the middle of spring training and used a hilariously honest excuse to get out of jury duty. He has to work. Winckowski, 25, was selected in the 15th round of the 2016 MLB Draft and […]