The Major League Baseball Players Association on Thursday proposed a ban on prop betting on individual players to help combat harassment from disgruntled gamblers, a union source told ESPN.
During collective bargaining negotiations with Major League Baseball, the MLBPA suggested a joint lobbying effort with the league to pursue a prohibition on prop betting at sportsbooks and with daily fantasy operators. Event contracts at prediction markets that are centered on individual player performance also would be prohibited, according to the source.
The ban would include all prop bets on individual players, placed before or during a game, including popular offerings such as the odds for a player to hit a home run.
