MLB hits Tucupita Marcano with lifetime ban for betting on baseball games
Major League Baseball banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on the sport, officials said Tuesday, making him the first active player hit with such a penalty in more than a century.
Major League Baseball banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on the sport, officials said Tuesday, making him the first active player hit with such a penalty in more than a century.
The 24-year-old Venezuelan broke into MLB in 2021 with the Padres before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, released and picked up by the Friars again this past off season.
He hadn't appeared in a game this season, recovering from a knee injury.
“The strict enforcement of Major League Baseball’s rules and policies governing gambling conduct is a critical component of upholding our most important priority: protecting the integrity of our games for the fans,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.
“The longstanding prohibition against betting on Major League Baseball games by those in the sport has been a bedrock principle for over a century. We have been clear that the privilege of playing in baseball comes with a responsibility to refrain from engaging in certain types of behavior that are legal for other people.”
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