ESPN: MLB Investigating Marlins P Jarred Cosart for Gambling
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Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images(JUPITER, Fla.) — Miami Marlins pitcher Jarred Cosart is being investigated by Major League Baseball for possible involvement in sports related gambling, according to ESPN.com.
Trouble came Cosart’s way when he allegedly exchanged multiple direct messages with a gambling authority on his Twitter account. This exchange became public when it was shared on the site by a third party. Cosart has since deleted his Twitter account.
According to ESPN.com, MLB spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed that the commissioner’s office is investigating the situation.
ESPN.com also reports it’s unclear whether the allegations involve baseball betting or sports betting in general.
MLB Rule 21 states clearly you can’t gamble on baseball.
“Any player, umpire, or club or league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has no duty to perform, shall be declared ineligible for one year,” the rule states. “Any player, umpire, or club or league official or employee, who shall bet any sum whatsoever upon any baseball game in connection with which the bettor has a duty to perform shall be declared permanently ineligible.”
The 24-year-old Cosart seems to have created an unconfirmed Twitter account. On it, he claimed Wednesday that his original account had been hacked.
The Marlins acknowledged the situation in a statement, “Major League Baseball is aware and they are investigating it and we have no further comment at this time.”
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