Former Pittsburgh Pirates and current San Diego Padres' infielder Tucupita Marcano faces a lifetime ban for gambling on baseball. Here's what we know:
Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano faces the possibility of a lifetime ban from baseball for violating MLB's gambling policy. He is accused of placing bets on games involving the Pirates while he was on the IL for Pittsburgh last year.Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano faces the possibility of a lifetime ban from baseball for violating MLB's gambling policy. He is accused of placing bets on games involving the Pirates while he was on the IL for Pittsburgh last year.
In addition to Tucupita Marcano, there are at least four other players under investigation by MLB and facing discipline for betting on baseball:Unfortunately, since gambling has become so prevalent in pro sports, this is something that's going to happen more. We just saw the NBA suspend Toronto Raptors' player Jontay Porter for life because of gambling and multiple NFL players have served suspensions for gambling-related infractions.
The 24-year-old Marcano is a native of Venezuela who made his major league debut with San Diego during the 2021 season. He debuted with the Padres but got more time with Pittsburgh in both the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He's a .217 lifetime hitter through 447 plate appearances. He hit three homers during the 2023 season.
He was taken off waivers by the Padres this past offseason and has been out all year with a torn ACL. He is currently on the 60-day injured list.BRADY FARKAS Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady.
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