MLBPA President Tony Clark is calling out safety concerns for players amid the NBA’s gambling scandal
From the Black Sox to Pete Rose to… Translated by Shohei OhtaniBaseball has endured its fair share of gambling scandals throughout its history.
MLB Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark said before Game 1 of the World Series that “there’s a lot of work to be done” by MLB in the wake of this week’s game. Gambling scandal in the NBA.
“It’s just a different world,” Clark told reporters Friday at the Rogers Center. According to ESPN. “So every time, again, something happens, yeah, our fears get bigger, and everyone realizes on some level that the world is going to be different.”
Clark admitted he was concerned about player safety issues, which had resulted from gamblers threatening athletes.
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“Within 24 hours, (players) reached out (to the union) suggesting that gambling sites and other entities were following them,” the former Mets and Yankees first baseman said after the U.S. Supreme Court gave states the green light to legalize sports betting in 2018.
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“We are working closely with the league to ensure the safety and well-being of our players,” Clark said. “So that stays front and center. That alone, with educating our players, making sure they understand what they can and can’t do is consistent and consistent.”
The FBI has arrested 31 people involved in a fake poker ring supported by organized crime families in New York City.
- Ernest Aiello – famous Bonanno mobster
- Nelson “Spanish J” Alvarez
- Louis “Law Up” Apicella
- Ammar “Flapper Poker” Al Awawda
- Saul Becher — Professional poker player
- Chauncey Billups – Portland Trail Blazers coach, NBA Hall of Famer and 2004 NBA champion
- Matthew “The Wrestler” Dadino
- Eric “Scary” Ernest
- Lee Fama — Professional poker player
- John Gallo
- Marco Garzon
- Thomas “Tommy Joyce” Gilardo – a famous Lucchese gangster who was indicted in 2013 for Porn star girlfriend hit
- Jimmy Gillette
- Tony “Black Tony” Goodson
- Kenny Hahn
- Shane “drunk” her
- Usman “Albanian Bruce” hottie
- Horatio is
- Chen “Scrolly” is
- Damon “Dee Jones” Jones – NBA player from 1998 to 2009
- Joseph Laney
- John “John South” Mazzola
- Curtis Mix
- Nicholas Minucci
- Michael Renzulli
- Anthony Ruggiero Jr
- Anthony “Doc” Schneiderman
- Robert “Black Robe” Stroud
- Seth Trustman
- Sophia “Bucky” Wee
- Julius Ziliani
“But rest assured, every time a gambling situation arises, the anxiety does not decrease, it becomes greater.”
Among other topics, Clark also said the union remains strongly opposed to implementing a hard salary cap in upcoming collective bargaining negotiations, dismissing the idea as “a lot of chatter.”
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