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8:05 AM ET, June 6, 2024

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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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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 …
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:
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 …
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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Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
Pedro Grifol is running out of time as White Sox manager.  The only question is when a change will be made  —  In April 1999, the Baltimore Orioles' manager, the late Ray Miller, reacted to a difficult loss by turning on his players.  —  “If you have any more questions, go out into the clubhouse,” Miller said.
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 …
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 …
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.
New York Times:
Shota Imanaga is becoming a star.  How did baseball not see this coming?  —  Shota Imanaga stood on the pitcher's mound during a recent bullpen session, and even in that setting he did not look like an emerging star.  He doesn't throw 100 mph.  He doesn't tower over his opponents.
ESPN:
Zach Neto hits 2-run double as Angels finally win a home series this season, beating the Padres 4-2  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Zach Neto had a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh inning, and the Los Angeles Angels won their first home series of the season with a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.
 
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