MLB says Rodriguez placed 31 baseball bets when he was a minor leaguer with the White Sox, and some involved the major league team.
Phillies minor leaguer Jose Rodriguez, who played one game with the White Sox last season, placed bets on White Sox games as a minor leaguer in their system, according to MLB.minor league infielder José Rodríguez was suspended for one year for violating MLB’s betting rules and policy, the league announced on Tuesday. In a statement, MLB said it conducted a thorough investigation of five major and minor league players, all of whom were disciplined to varying degrees.
Per the release, betting data showed that Rodríguez placed 31 baseball bets on Sept. 30, 2021 and from June 5-30, 2022. At the time these bets were placed, he was on a minor league deal with the Chicago White Sox, and some of those 31 bets involved the White Sox major league team.MLB said Rodríguez bet a total of $759.09 on baseball, $724.09 of that on MLB.
“The Phillies were disappointed to learn of the matter involving José Rodríguez,” the team said in a statement. “While we cannot comment on the details, we fully support MLB’s sports betting policy and the need to adhere to all provisions of Rule 21. We will continue to educate all members of our organization regarding their obligations under the policy.”for betting on the sport. He became the first active player in a century banned for life because of gambling.
In addition to Rodríguez, three other players received one-year suspensions for betting on baseball: pitchers Jay Groome of the San Diego organization, a native of Barnegat, N.J., the Oakland Athletics’ Michael Kelly, and Arizona’s Andrew Saalfrank.“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.
“Since the Supreme Court decision opened the door to legalized sports betting, we have worked with licensed sports betting operators and other third parties to put ourselves in a better position from an integrity perspective through the transparency that a regulated sports betting system can provide. MLB will continue to invest heavily in integrity monitoring, educational programming and awareness initiatives with the goal of ensuring strict adherence to this fundamental rule of our game.
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