Overview
- The Major League Baseball Players Association proposed banning all individual player prop bets from sportsbooks, daily fantasy operators, and prediction markets as part of ongoing CBA talks.
- The union asked MLB to join a joint lobbying effort to push for prohibitions and said the move is designed to protect players from abusive messages and threats tied to lost wagers.
- The proposal also requests changes to how betting investigations and discipline are handled, including placing players under investigation on administrative leave and allowing a 15-day unpaid minor-league rehab assignment near the end of suspensions.
- Recent gambling-related scandals, including federal indictments of Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz over alleged pitch-rigging tied to first-pitch props, are cited by the union as a key reason for the ban.
- Books rely heavily on prop markets, which reports say can make up about 20 to 30 percent of game wagering, so the proposal sets up a likely clash with betting companies and leaves regulators and league partnerships as the main levers for change.