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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
I'm surprised this isn't making bigger headlines. Maybe reporters are hard at work here getting details.
But the Ohtani story isn't just that it wasn't him making bets, he's accusing his close friend of a massive theft. Forget about whether the gambling involved baseball, that's a felony. The cops are going to investigate this so I don't see how MLB is able to bury it. Surely the Ohtani camp wouldn't play the theft card if it wasn't legitimate?
This isn't Pete Rose, his gambling was never a criminal issue.
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The MLB was also staunchly anti-gambling at the time of Pete Rose.
Now everything related to them is sponsored by a bookmaker, from ad time down to the name of regional sports networks. The MLB needs gambling money to offset the drop in cable TV revenues. Making a big stink about it doesn't help them at all.