A sports gambler pleaded guilty on Wednesday to threatening to kill four Tampa Bay Rays players via Instagram direct messages after a loss in 2019, authorities said via NBC News.
Benjamin Tucker Patz is a 24-year-old gambler known as "Parlay Patz" for reportedly winning more than $1.1 million via parlays. He pleaded guilty to transmitting threats in interstate or foreign commerce and faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison. He was initially charged one year ago.
Gambler threatens Rays after 2019 loss
Patz sent direct messages on Instagram to four Rays players after a loss to the Chicago White Sox on July 20, 2019, the U.