MLB Gets Lifetime Ban For Gambling On Games, Only Won 4% Of Bets | Pat McAfee Reacts

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[@AttilatheThrilla]

This segment was brought to you all by FanDuel

[@laa0fa502]

That's fine because I'm not in the MLB. The ads aren't for the athletes.

[@W3althy_Burrito]

No, it'll be sponsored by ESPN bet. 😂

[@chrisdale7005]

😂😂😂

[@shadow_td]

​@@laa0fa502exactly😂 if im making millions why the hell would i throw that away for max a hundred thousand (lets be honest anyone trying to get more gets caught.)

[@jrod2510]

Not BetESPN ?

[@Lambchop2x]

Only winning 4% is hilarious for many reasons😂

[@COJW516]

But if someone he knew bet the opposite of him that's 96% 🤔

[@jamontoaster1]

@@COJW516yeah but then that would just be a wash lol

[@Thirstylion314]

Honestly looks like my bets on Draftkings ://

[@bleak83]

​@@jamontoaster1that depends on the money spent on each side

[@nrom5960]

That’s gambling for ya 😂

[@steelcitysteve8794]

Just because you suck at crime, doesn't make you less of a criminal. -Mother Theresa

[@papito2lindo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😀 under rated comment

[@nrom5960]

😂

[@juanortuno565]

Apply it other things: "Because you suck at being a Christian, doesn't make you any less of a Christian." Cool, thanks Mother T.

[@Rowsy91]

Mother T dropping knowledge

[@BeauTylerMakesMusic]

PMS- pin this awesomeness right now… and make shirts! 😂

[@kenlynw9555]

Every baseball player better get a translator

[@chadkeeven]

As someone that bets on sports, mostly MLB, Sports Betting advertising should be given a similar treatment as Nicotine marketing in the US. i.e. No commercials, or advertising in sports arena's should be allowed(This includes jerseys).

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

Yeah, given that we jumped whole hog into sports gambling without any sort of guardrails, this is probably the way to go. But damn would that eff up some marketing deals.

[@mattmoxhay750]

YES! This is only going to get worse. Something needs to happen to put some guardrails in place.

[@mactallica9293]

They promote beer, guess what a player can't get trashed and go play. It's not difficult, don't bet on your sport or in team facility

[@chadkeeven]

@@mactallica9293 I mean there is history with baseball players and drinking during games.....

[@mactallica9293]

@@chadkeeven and now there's not......... and they still advertise beer.............

[@KMSDerpitz]

As a Reds fan, at least Pete Rose won 55% of his bets. 😂

[@randywissler9923]

Also never threw a game or bet on the Reds to lose !!

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

Holy crap man, how many people between the NFL and MLB is betting? Feels like every other day, someone gets caught lacking on betting

[@ATLsF1N3ST91]

Yeah, and it's just the beginning. These morons will keep getting banned every few weeks, and it'll be great every time.

[@rmoore2nd619]

Athletes are allowed to gamble. They’re just not allowed to bet on the sport they play. That’s how the dumb ones (Porter, Marcano, Ridley) get caught

[@bobjones8321]

@@rmoore2nd619Dumb is too mild. How about completely moronic?

[@fallibleangel9101]

I’m sure the NBA too.

[@valhallaoutcast]

the real list is probably huge

[@Liermann44]

So based on 231 MLB bets, 4.3% = 9.993…dude won only 10 bets😅

[@chadkeeven]

I wonder how many were parleys vs single bet. If all were single bets, that's atrocious. At that winning percentage and avg bet amount of $378 he would have to be betting 4-7 leg parleys to be profitable more than likely. I'm highly doubtful he was landing parleys though.

[@hendog5396]

@@chadkeeventhey said it was mostly parlays, but I have no idea if they were realistic odds or Hail Mary odds

[@5tuartGuy]

I imagine a lot of them were on every game in a day, thats quite hard to get right when you need 10+ games to be correct to win the bet

[@Rowsy91]

Yeah the average odds of the parlays completely changed the context of this stat one way or the other If it’s 200-300 odd parlays it’s horrendous If it’s +3000 style parlays he actually makes money hitting 4%

[@shadow_td]

​@@hendog5396 it might be a mix of both for all qe know

[@darenbukator3525]

Over / under on number of guys getting caught in 2025 is 11.5.

[@ChristianZapien]

Gimme some of that action. -Not Shohei Ohtani

[@proteuswest1084]

If he’s betting on the Pirates and he’s only winning 4 percent of his bets, that must mean he’s betting on them to win.

[@bigmak211]

These major league athletes spend practically their whole lives training to get to the league and get the bag, only to risk the bag for more money when they already make millions win or lose. So out of this world stupid.

[@Joe-xm3fm]

No it’s not, it’s a drug….. like any addiction they are doing it for the rush

[@shadow_td]

​@@Joe-xm3fmwell hope the rush was worth it cuz now your money gone

[@Joe-xm3fm]

@@shadow_td no his is

[@jonahmcclaine1635]

@@Joe-xm3fmthey can bet in so many different ways for that rush. They just can’t bet on the sport they play. MJ has a gambling addiction but he’s not brain dead like these dudes

[@BlackHawkDownSD]

​@jonahmcclaine1635 can they tho? I Guarantee If MJ played today he would've either been banned for life or been treated like Shohei for gambling. Especially if he had a phone...

[@kennethjones3982]

Sponsored by ESPN BET 😂

[@SK-dn9nk]

Even Ippei didn't gamble on baseball to avoid losing his job. 🤣🤣🤣

[@cam8868]

These stories are going to continue to happen more and more

[@bobjones8321]

That’s OK. And let lifetime bans keep happening. Eventually, the idiots will learn not to bet on their sport.

[@BigfootJ13]

4.3% of 231 is 9.93. Going 10 for 231 is legendarily bad

[@alexkaplan1136]

Not if he was making bets with 1,000:1 odds.

[@raidplays6329]

@@alexkaplan1136 surprised no one is talking about this. everyone saying fading him is free money but like how are you going to fade a 10 leg parlay

[@alissaferge2775]

Who would have thought that pushing gambling onto sports would make the players addicts after they get a lot of money

[@brianbelden2449]

How come NONE of these professional sporting leagues NEVER go after their UMPS and REFFS for the exact same thing?🤔

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

Betting is more fun when it's illegal!

[@eddietactay8614]

Since you guys never talk about the sport of baseball, I’m glad you guys had that bit for the padres coming back against the cubs 💪🏽

[@TLGIII]

Anyone losing at a 96% clip straight betting is the greater gambler ever, just in reverse. 10 leg parlays isn’t “betting”, more like a lotto ticket.

[@LethitaNemedian]

Shoulda just popped it in the S&P

[@klove5765]

It's like employer bringing in drug dealers into the workplace and then telling employees don't do drugs

[@jrod2510]

So you’ve never been to Mexico or South America … gotcha

[@benmecha01]

I cant even imagine the gambling rings these minor league players and others are probably involved in...

[@seanim6846]

4% winning rate? I thought that was only me.

[@kaptainkush4351]

Tucupita "Mush" Marcano 🤣

[@Willrocs]

Get the gambling companies out of sports. Making sports betting legal online has cause a major problem in professional sports

[@bobjones8321]

I don’t agree. Don’t blame gambling companies. The players should have a sense of responsibility. It’s the players fault fault if they bet on their sport, it’s not the gambling companies fault

[@jludo]

Nba refs were fixing games way before legal online betting. Increased money has come with increased scrutiny, I'm not sure though which system is less problematic.

[@bobjones8321]

@@scottryallI’m a capitalist and I believe in a free market. Baseball players know the number one rule and that’s do not bet on baseball. If they break that rule they’re done. Sort of like natural selection. Do you know what I mean by that?

[@bobjones8321]

@@scottryallOkay, that’s a different story when you speak of children, and I agree with you on that. We must protect our children. However, there are no children in the MLB.

[@shadow_td]

​@@scottryallIT'S BEEN THERE FOR YEARS why is it a problem now? so your telling me seeing it everywhere but your actual workplace made you stay way but your team sponsoring it all the sudden makes you break?😂😂

[@hitthelightsproductions2371]

he shouldve had an interpreter to pin everything on

[@cash3015]

I have always been confused why people cant bet on their own team to win

[@moneyfeinjayscrub]

The biggest bet he lost was betting he wouldnt get caught

[@ratchetrock6040]

da dum....tsssss

[@rona6063]

Id like the mexican cartels to start paying for sports advertising next.

[@williamfaus9818]

Hot take: but if the professional leagues are going to be partnering with these gambling sites, they lowkey condone it. Now betting on your team is sus and makes the league look fake, if you win every time…. But the fact this guy lost every time indicates he has a serious gambling issue. Instead of firing him permanently and banning him, why not help this dude get treatment for an addiction that his workplace endorses? Its obvious there was no foul play here, just a dude who needs help. Laughing at him while his world is burning is tough too, I get its his own actions, but nobody was laughing at Delonte West and his struggles. Infact they tried to get him back into the NBA……

[@kamso5803]

It's really hard to win only 4% of your bets. Like really hard.

[@baseballbobby7090]

Yep

[@kaptainkush4351]

Unless you are live betting teams to make a comeback once they are down 5 runs I don't even understand how it is possible. 🤷

[@alexkaplan1136]

It’s not hard if you only make bets with super long odds. Why does everyone assume he was making bets with near 50/50 outcomes?

[@patrickledonne5547]

​@@alexkaplan1136 it's really alarming how ignorant people are on the subject. Losing 24/25 coin flips(4%) is as statistically improbable as winning 24/25 coinflips. You have to be REALLY bad with math if you don't immediately presume he was not making 50/50 bets.

[@Hail2daChief]

Should’ve had an interpreter

[@aogaminggaming3956]

He was a pirate too😂

[@Troubleman504]

😂

[@utmastuh]

Maybe pro sports should stop partnering with these gambling sites/apps. I understand it gets them access to the gambling data, but it also gets these kids addicted coming into the leagues

[@jrod2510]

Addiction is not a workplace’s responsibility unless it affects the work place

[@pottsspot]

How quickly we have forgotten hammer dahn and the boys. Pat macfee best working wrestler in showbiz.

[@JGComments]

Can’t understand why he was too dumb to have a buddy place the bets.

[@justintrunko3094]

This is a weird FanDuel ad 🤔😂

[@fluffyschnauzer1310]

Unban him immediately. Those were donations to the bookie, not actually wagers.

[@gm2723]

@3:10 or just the regular nba

[@redrckt24]

Hey I'm positive on FanDuel for betting not by a lot but I'm up only like 1k over the past 2 years lol

[@dylantritle5921]

Put a bounty out with the books, offer a significant amount of money as reward for each athlete that the books report for betting on their sport

[@sideless5339]

AND THE CASINO doesn't want you having an advantage. They hate the idea players could be shaving points.

[@AnnoyedSandcastle-qc1fd]

Shogo backing into bushes homer Simpson meme.

[@Nick77ab2]

They shouldn't have banned him. They shouldn't have even fined him. Instead they should have pity paid him.

[@shaunculp4221]

The thing with this of all leagues the mlb have had a history of turning a blind eye to almost everything BUT since the black socks have made it perfectly clear betting on mlb is the one thing we will not overlook.

[@CorruptedErtai]

Proves he was betting against his own team. If he bet ON his own team every time and they only won 15 games, which would be historically bad and unthinkable in the MLB, he would be over 10% win rate for the year. Anyone else want a feed showing his bets as he makes them live so they can put the house on an opposing bet? I feel like this would be cheating almost.

[@tunuts36]

What about football players playing fantasy how is that differ then betting in ur team to win

[@uncletido99]

I make 30k a year and literally win 36% more bets. The hell is wrong with this dude lmao

[@Eagl3xStrik3]

Greed, have you seen sports contracts the last decade??? It's pure greed.

[@theangrycowb0y]

If I was in his position I would only hit at 4% too, if I could, but my partner would be making bank.

[@SCORPAIN88isme]

I’m friends with a girl who gambles for fun but doesn’t actually watch or pay attention to sports, she’s a sharp and it kinda makes me mad 😂😂😭😭

[@zinny1222]

Well now he can bet all he wants

[@klove5765]

I hope these players have a lawsuit one day because this is far from over, standby NFL MLB NHL NBA

[@phillyphilly3669]

Clearly this doesn’t understand how serious addiction to gambling is lol it’s real pat.

[@ikosmic-5126]

I feel like if they made public viewable account to bet on games you aren’t in it would be fine but betting on your games is shady especially if it’s betting the under

[@ikosmic-5126]

But at the same time if you wanna gamble go watch powerslap or whatever

[@jgould30]

Almost like gambling is ADDICTIVE 😱 Sports gambling was a horrible idea from the start but people wbo had a financial interest in it (like Pat here) pushed it. Also realize that a lot of these guys are from a different country, many don't even speak English. You expect them to follow this arbitrary rule? Come on now.

[@javiersp15]

Homie wasted his career for a 4.3% bet win

[@opticchappie3219]

If he had a name like shoehei he would’ve just gotten away with it

[@OmegaProxy]

Good ban. Placing a bet on the team you play for s a dumb move.

[@teener1184]

Pat saying “It’s a shame we done like it” about gambling culture while having a 200M+ deal with FanDuel and an entire show dedicated to telling you what to bet on is hilarious.

[@jrod2510]

Half of what Pat says is a shame, and that he’s gotten so far saying such stupid things into a mic so …

[@yuvalgelardin5520]

Pat always says they talk about anything but the actual baseball, but like 70% of the time they do the same for every sport

[@rjpd_2001]

Marcano won 10/231 bets. Hard to believe it’s possible to be that bad at betting on the sport you play professionally. He’s also only 24.

[@zachvinson1072]

Why does Jeff’s head look too big for his body

[@busterellis7188]

People are saying he sucks at gambling. Maybe he was not trying to win. Ever think about that.

[@chinoavila9495]

4% way to many

[@dclomg5]

You guys in the comments all are laughing at that win percentage, but he was almost definitely betting on parlays. A 4 percent clip could easily still be profitable. What is happening is that these guys are getting addicted to gambling and losing their careers, which is extremely sad.

[@laudanum669]

If I was a friend of Tucupita's he would be my go-to guy for betting info. I would just bet the exact opposite of him.

[@shadow_td]

I love the people who wanna blame the mlb, nba or nfl for sponsoring betting apps which is stupid Cuz it's a simple question "would you rather make millions or make a couple hundred thousand max but lose the millions"

[@Youdontride94]

Yet every league promotes gambling like it cool, double standard with you elites is hilarious

[@Em022]

jordan would've bet on himself to win

[@insertcity2508]

These guys....why?

[@J2R6T]

So tired of people saying Curtis Samuel is a real offensive weapon. Dude is either injured or unreliable He has had one or two okay seasons, he is not a legitimate addition to any offense that you can rely on. He has hit over 700 yards once in his career. And averages 3 TDs a year. This dude has robbed franchises for years under the guise of being an x factor that he hasn't ever been. He's good for a few good plays a year. That's it.

[@rigovalenzuela9892]

So they can’t get on games but Nancy pelosi can bet on the companies, ok….

[@jonahmcclaine1635]

How are you supposed to make it illegal for politicians to own companies?

[@amusial35]

Don’t bet? I’m sure ESPN bet will love that

[@klove5765]

Professional sports invite something as addictive as betting into the workplace by getting in the bed with it

[@shadow_td]

😂😂 so cuz the team advertises that's what allowed it to happen? Even tho twitter, KZbin, Instagram was promoting online betting for YEARS? Tf outta here

[@Otis151]

I think this is the Washington Generals year. Globetrotters have been on top too long. Its more than time for a regime change at the top. Also, the Aaron Rogers-led Jets are going to the super bowl.

[@ano9756]

What if his bets on his team was to win?

[@demond2134]

All the players should agree to gamble..They can’t kick everyone out the league

[@jackb8598]

I see a lot of people in the comments missing the point entirely. If you have made it to be a professional athlete, YOU ARE NOT A NORMAL PERSON ANYMORE. Not many people get to be that lucky like they are, YOU CANNOT BET ON SPORTS ANYMORE. You are already making a ton of money for playing a children’s game.

[@timvodenichar8406]

Must be covering up the pitcher

[@DenVictor593]

Tucupita? What is that Sh***t jijiji

[@andrewedwards8137]

Hey at least his win percentage on bets was higher than his batting avg

[@Christoph5782]

That’s not how percentages work. He was batting like .220 or 22%. He won .04 or 4% lol

[@bdub6901]

Honestly don’t get this, if you really NEED to gamble go to nba or nfl..hell even the casinos

[@ftw1980]

Pete Rose got a life time ban for gambling so should every one else

[@janrowe5569]

If you wait to loose everything you still loose everything on betting.

[@jrod2510]

LOSE

[@daftkyle]

I feel like Pat is warning us, sports are rigged.

[@DTHarper556]

Imagine losing millions to bet $150,000

[@BrentTnerb2217]

So one person on the planet has a worse win percentage than me.

[@TRIGGEREDHarambe]

Yet Ohtani gets off scott free because he has a fall guy to take the blame...

[@ThePdog05]

Where are my EV betters at 😂

[@MrSlider57]

Pete Rose lost any chance of reinstatement

[@GoingMach5]

The leagues have no culpability. I’m a grown man. You can’t make me do something that I don’t want to do. I don’t give a damn about “influence.” if you put a piece of paper in front of me with generational wealth for my entire family and one of the rules is no gambling, guess what? I’m not gambling. I don’t care that the league promotes it for fans or whoever. It’s a rule and I can’t break it. Period. Accountability.

[@klove5765]

You obviously don't understand addiction, that's like your employer letting Crack and heroin dealers in the workplace, and telling you if you do it your fired

[@navschannel3908]

Talk about playing "craps" with your life... ouch. Apparently he hit snake eyes...

[@JamesWoodring-mu2iz]

as a sports historian this is nothing new! keep on dreaming sports fans! its the world we live in.

[@kjsdpgijn]

Y'all are cool with a lifetime ban for this dude but bet you'd have a different tune of they banned Calvin Ridley for life, or some other major NFL player 😂

[@jgould30]

Baseball has more players that don't speak English and comes from foreign countries. You have to realize this has to play a role in it.

[@tripsaplenty1227]

You telling me there is no gambling in Japan or the Dominican Republic?

[@LuigiL75]

what an absolute smooth brain...🤣

[@philiprohs]

It an addiction that pro sports loves making money on. The Milwaukee brewers brought to you by draft kings……what could go wrong in society?

[@CheekyMenace]

Why did the one guy get a lifetime ban and the others just a year suspension?

[@mactallica9293]

I'm assuming he bet on his team or self

[@SK-dn9nk]

MLB Rule 21