⚾️ The Draw: MLB Gambling Scandal

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In Today’s Edition: Tucupita Marcano banned from baseball for gambling, D’Backs walk it off in the 9th, Judge and Harper win players of the month

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Tucupita Marcano Banned From MLB For Gambling
- A betting operator notified the MLB about gamblings belonging to the former Pirare
- Marcano bet more than $150,000 on baseball
- $87k worth of bets were placed on MLB games - he had 4% win rate
- 25 of his bets included Pirates games (he lost all 25)

D’Backs Blast Walk off 2 Run Shot
- Pavin Smith had his first-ever walk-off homer
- This is the second straight game the D’Backs have hit a go-ahead homer in 9th (Ketel Marte on Sunday)

Aaron Judge & Bryce Harper named May Players Of The Month
- Harper had a .990 OPS while also leading the league in homers & RBIs
- This is the first time Harper has won Player of the Month since April ‘16 (3rd time in his career)
- Judge became the first Yankee to have at least 14 homers & 12 doubles in a month (he also had 27 RBIs over 28 games)
- Judge has won the AL Player of the Month Award 7x, including May honors in the past 3 seasons