Tag: MLB

03/19/26 2:27 PM

MLB partners with Polymarket, makes integrity pact with federal commission on prediction markets

  • Associated Press
Major League Baseball is entering an official partnership with Polymarket and has an agreement with the federal commission overseeing... more
11/19/25 8:35 PM

MLB will comply with Senate’s request for gambling investigation documents

  • Ronald Blum, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball says it will comply with a Senate committee’s request for documents detailing gambling... more
11/15/25 11:42 AM

Illegal bets in the Dominican Republic come under scrutiny after MLB pitchers arrested

  • Martín Adames, Associated Press
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Baseball and bets go hand-in-hand in the Dominican Republic, where professional athletes,... more
11/10/25 8:34 PM

MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to scandal

  • Ronald Blum, Associated Press
Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day... more
11/09/25 8:38 PM

Two MLB pitchers charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors

  • Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports... more
08/30/25 12:18 PM

Bookmaker linked to Resorts World Las Vegas, Ohtani’s ex-interpreter sentenced to one year

  • Amy Taxin, Associated Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star... more
08/13/25 8:38 PM

Ohio regulator says it’s working with MLB investigation of Guardians pitchers

  • Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The agency that oversees sports gambling in Ohio says it is working with Major League Baseball on the investigation... more
07/06/25 1:51 PM

Guardians’ Luis Ortiz subject of MLB gambling investigation, placed on leave

  • Joe Reedy, Associated Press
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation and was placed on non-disciplinary... more
06/23/25 8:59 PM

Local and MLB dignitaries attend groundbreaking for A’s $1.75B stadium on the Las Vegas Strip; no news from Bally’s

  • Buck Wargo, CDC Gaming
The Las Vegas Strip took center stage in the baseball world Monday morning during the groundbreaking ceremony for the home stadium of the... more
05/17/25 11:08 AM

Rose and Jackson get posthumous reprieve, but gambling on baseball is still MLB’s biggest sin

  • David Brandt, Associated Press
It was more than 100 years ago that Shoeless Joe Jackson was among eight Black Sox banned from baseball for throwing the 1919 World Series.... more