Monday, a Wall Street Journal article by Jared Diamond and Lindsey Adler revealed that former MLB player Tucupita Marcano (now in the Padres organization on their injured list) might face a lifetime ban from the sport for violating Rule 21, the MLB rule that forbids betting on baseball. That rule states:
“Any player, umpire, or Club or League official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has no duty to perform, shall be declared ineligible for one year.” Whereas, “Any player, umpire, or Club or League official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform, shall be declared permanently ineligible.