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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.
ESPN:
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:
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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Chandler Rome / New York Times:
Astros' Cristian Javier to undergo Tommy John surgery: Source — HOUSTON — Astros starter Cristian Javier will undergo Tommy John surgery Thursday, a league source said Tuesday, dealing a crippling blow to a Houston rotation that's absorbed too many of them.
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Shams Charania / New York Times:
Lakers zeroing in on JJ Redick as front-runner to be next coach: Sources — The Los Angeles Lakers are zeroing in on JJ Redick as the front-runner to be the franchise's next head coach, league and media industry sources told The Athletic. — No final decision has been made yet …
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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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New York Times:
Padres pursuing trade for White Sox's Garrett Crochet to bolster rotation — Less than three months after trading for Dylan Cease, the San Diego Padres are eyeing another of the Chicago White Sox's top pitchers. Only this time, the two sides could have more difficulty reaching a deal, if they ever do.
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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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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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