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Wall Street Journal:
MLB Player Faces Lifetime Ban for Betting on Baseball — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is one of multiple players under investigation by the league for violating the sport's policy on gambling — Major League Baseball is investigating San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano …
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Mark Feinsand / MLB.com:
MLB announces sports betting suspensions for 5 players — Marcano on permanently ineligible list; 4 others receive 1-year suspensions — Major League Baseball placed Padres infielder/outfielder Tucupita Marcano on the permanently ineligible list Tuesday for violating the league's sports betting rules and policies.
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Tucupita Marcano gets lifetime MLB ban for betting on baseball — MLB, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates — Major League Baseball has permanently banned Tucupita Marcano after determining that the infielder placed hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on games involving …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Padres' Tucupita Marcano faces MLB ban for betting — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano is facing a potential lifetime ban for betting on baseball after Major League Baseball received information that he wagered on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was with the team …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, pleads guilty — SANTA ANA, Calif. — Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud charges during a change-of-plea hearing in federal court on Tuesday morning …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Sources: Tommy John surgery expected for Astros' Jose Urquidy — Houston Astros starter Jose Urquidy, dealing with reemergence of forearm discomfort, could be headed for Tommy John surgery, sources told ESPN on Monday. — Urquidy, who hadn't pitched since experiencing a forearm strain in spring training …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Jeff Passan's early 2024 MLB trade deadline preview — Nearly two months before the July 30 trade deadline, conversations are already happening, which shouldn't come entirely as a surprise in a baseball environment like the 2024 season. Not only is there no obvious World Series favorite …
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Keith Law / New York Times:
Ranking the top 50 MLB prospects after first two months: Jackson Holliday still tops list — We're a third of the way through the minor-league season, more or less, and have seen quite a few promotions and graduations from my pre-season top 100, making it a reasonable point to look at the top 50 prospects still in the minor leagues.
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ESPN:
'Doesn't make any sense' to trade Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Bo Bichette — Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins on Sunday said he's fielded calls from other teams inquiring about first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. or shortstop Bo Bichette, but “it just doesn't make any sense for us” to make those trades.
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Yankees' Gerrit Cole to begin stretch of rehab games Tuesday — New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, who has yet to pitch this season because of nerve inflammation in his right elbow, will make his first minor league rehab start Tuesday. — The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
‘This team takes the cake’: Behind Aaron Judge, New York Yankees having monster 2024 start — SAN DIEGO — It was just a month ago when Aaron Judge was being booed, Cy Young winner Gerrit Cole was still months away from pitching and the New York Yankees were still trying to find themselves.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' Jorge Mateo in concussion protocol after accidental hit to head in Sunday's loss vs. Rays — Second baseman was accidentally struck on helmet by Cedric Mullins' bat near dugout — Orioles second baseman Jorge Mateo is in MLB's concussion protocol after exiting Sunday's game …
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