Today’s starting line up:

• 🔴 Marcano banned for life

• 👮‍♀️ Ohtani’s former interpreter pleads guilty

• 🔟 Tigers to retire manager’s number

• 🪙 Remembering 10 cent beer night

• And More!

Marcano banned for life

San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major League Baseball in the game’s biggest gambling scandal in decades.

MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 in October 2022 and from last July through November with a legal sportsbook. The 24-year-old Venezuelan with 149 games of major league experience became the first active player in a century banned for life because of gambling.

The following players received one-year suspensions for unrelated violations of the league’s gambling policy following investigations by MLB’s Department of Investigations:

• Athletics right-handed pitcher Michael Kelly received a one-year suspension

• Minor Leaguers Jay Groome (Padres left-handed pitcher)

• José Rodríguez (Phillies infielder)

• Andrew Saalfrank (D-backs left-handed pitcher).

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for Ohtani, pleads guilty

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, pleaded guilty to bank and tax fraud. Mizuhara also admitted to taking nearly $17 million from Ohtani in order to pay off debts accrued in sports betting.

The bank account in question contained Ohtani's on-field earnings through his prior six-year stint with the Los Angeles Angels. Mizuhara helped Ohtani open the account in 2018, then later changed the registered emails and phone numbers in order to personally receive notifications for it.

A plea agreement stated that Mizuhara impersonated Ohtani in phone conversations with bank representatives looking to verify wire transfers on at least 24 occasions. In interviews with federal prosecutors, Ohtani said he never authorized those wire transfers and was unaware of the

MLB also closed their investigation and stated: "Based on the thoroughness of the federal investigation that was made public, the information MLB collected, and the criminal proceeding being resolved without being contested, MLB considers Shohei Ohtani a victim of fraud and this matter has been closed."

Tigers to retire former manager’s number

The Detroit Tigers announced they will retire the number of former manager Jim Leyland later this season.

Leyland managed the Tigers for eight seasons from 2006 to 2013. They won two American League pennants and three AL Central titles during that span.

The Tigers only had one losing season during Leyland’s tenure, and they surpassed 90 wins 3 times.

Leyland retired with a 700-597 record in Detroit. He also coached 11 years in Pittsburgh, two years in Miami, and one year in Colorado, with an overall managerial record of 1769-1728.

Leyland was inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame as a manager. During his playing career, he spent parts of seven season in the Tigers’ minor-league system from 1964-1970, hitting .222 with four homers in 446 games.

His No. 10 jersey will be retired Aug. 3, when the Tigers host the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park.

Remembering the 10 cent beer night fiasco

A half-century ago Tuesday, the Cleveland Indians offered fans beer for a dime, with a generous limit of six at a time, for a home game against the Texas Rangers. What could go wrong?

Not much, except for streaking, drunk and stoned fans; beer cups, golf balls, rocks and batteries raining down on the field; and firecrackers popping throughout the stands, filling the ballpark with smoke. Oh, and players from both teams on the field, fending off some of the more adventurous fans. The infamous 10-Cent Beer Night ended with the umpires declaring a Cleveland forfeit, but that was the least of it.

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