PADRES’ TUCUPITA MARCANO INVESTIGATED BY MLB OVER ALLEGATIONS OF GAMBLING VIOLATIONS, COULD FACE LIFETIME BAN
Major League Baseball is investigating San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano to determine whether he violated its gambling policy, which could lead to a lifetime ban, a source said. The MLB source with knowledge of the situation confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that Marcano, 24, of Venezuela, who played last season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, was…