Tampa, FL – Four Tampa Bay Rays players were just some of the recipients of hundreds of threatening messages being sent by Benjamin Tucker Patz, 23, of New York last season.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Tampa is charging Patz with transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce.
Patz had recently won more than $1 million betting on sports and is known by his alias, “Parlay Patz.” He sent violent and threatening messages to four players on the Tampa Bay Rays following a loss to the Chicago White Sox on July 20, 2019.
He used anonymous Instagram accounts to send direct messages to unnamed players.