MLB just handed down a ban and suspensions:

MLB bans Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four other players receive one-year bans.

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More to follow.

Update: More from ESPN:

Marcano, currently a member of the San Diego Padres, was found to have placed 387 baseball bets, including 231 MLB-related wagers, between Oct. 16, 2022 and Nov. 1, 2023, totaling over $150,000.

MLB says 25 of those bets included wagers on Pirates games while he was on the team’s major league roster. However, he did not appear in any of those games because he was on the injured list following a season-ending knee injury. He was receiving medical treatment at PNC Park during that time.

Marcano bet almost exclusively on the outcomes of games and lost all of his parlay bets involving the Pirates, winning just 4.3% of all of his MLB-related bets, according to the league.

ESPN.com

In addition:

One other big leaguer, Oakland Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly, was declared ineligible for one year on Tuesday for betting on baseball while he was in the minor leaguers. Additionally, minor leaguers Jay Groome of San Diego and Jose Rodriguez of Philadelphia were banned for one year for betting on major league games.

Let’s hope this is an effective shot across the bow.