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Although rumors and reviews are swirling round Shohei Ohtani’s involvement in a playing scandal, the league’s greatest workforce, the New York Yankees, is remaining full steam forward with their sports activities betting promotions.
Opening their 2024 season on Thursday, March 28 with a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros, the Yankees remained dedicated to their sports activities betting companions FanDuel whereas stay tweeting the sport from the workforce’s official account.
One tweet specifically received the eye of baseball followers given the present local weather round Main League Baseball and sports activities betting.
The tweet highlights Nestor Cortez’s strikeouts from the sport, with the caption “Nestor Settled In.” Under that, are the chances he needed to file 5+ strikeouts within the recreation and the chances the wager was on FanDuel (+112).
“On the primary day of baseball after the largest playing scandal this sport has seen in half a century and the league’s most recognizable workforce does this,” mentioned one viral tweet in reply to the Yankees’ put up.
On the primary day of baseball after the largest playing scandal this sport has seen in half a century and the league’s most recognizable workforce does this:
— Stephen Josiah (@StephenJosiah13) March 29, 2024
Because the viral tweet factors out, the circumstances surrounding Ohtani have created the largest playing scandal that baseball has seen for the reason that days of Pete Rose, who infamously received caught betting on MLB video games whereas working as a supervisor for the Cincinnati Reds.
Here’s a concise breakdown of what’s occurred with Ohtani in current weeks, by way of The Los Angeles Instances:
“The primary [story] advised that there was no hyperlink, and that Ohtani had no remark in response to a Instances question concerning the Dodger, Bowyer and the investigation, in keeping with a consultant for the ballplayer. Subsequent got here the model that Ohtani generously paid off the playing losses Mizuhara owed to Bowyer, ESPN reported after The Instances story was revealed.”
“Then got here the present narrative, made public March 20: Mizuhara stole the cash. Ohtani mentioned Mizuhara had invented each different rendition of occasions. In a gathering at their Seoul resort, Ohtani mentioned, Mizuhara admitted to him the theft and the deception.”
Regardless of the controversy surrounding Ohtani, the 29 yr outdated Japanese celebrity was within the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning lineup for the 2024 season residence opener in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, March 28.
Ohtani — who won’t be pitching this yr whereas he recovers from an elbow harm — performed as a delegated hitter and went 2/3 with a stroll and a run scored within the Dodgers 7-1 win over the Cardinals.
