78% of MLB Players Concerned by Sports Betting

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We see the players’ performances. We see the gambling billboards. If we want to see the betting lines, we can easily find them, too.

What we don’t see is how gamblers interact with the players they bet on. In this year’s edition of The Athletic’s anonymous MLB player poll, our writers asked players about the experience — and to judge from the overwhelming responses we received from major leaguers, it’s even uglier and scarier than you think.

Read More: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6385628/2025/06/11/mlb-sports-betting-gambling-player-poll/

That, folks, is a landslide. But the most startling part was what the players said after “yes,” “no,” or “unsure.” In recent weeks, we’ve seen pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Liam Hendriks reveal that they and their families had been targeted with death threats. Harmless taunting – “Nice game, pretty boy” – is taking a darker turn, and the reason is obvious to players.

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