Getting death threats from aggrieved gamblers, MLB players starting to fear for their safety
They receive death threats.
They are followed home by strangers.
They are abused and derided.
They are Major League Baseball players, who can tell you all about the menacing threats that have been inflicted upon their lives since MLB and gambling companies got into bed together.
“You hear it all, man,” Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald told USA TODAY Sports. “You blow a save, you don’t come through, you get it all. “(Expletive) you. You suck. You cost me all of this money.
“(Expletive) you. (Expletive) your family. I’m going to kill you and then kill your family.’
“It gets ugly really quickly. It’s scary, and it’s sad. It used to be fans who were upset because you blew the game for the team, but now it’s gambling. These people don’t really care about the Diamondbacks. They just care about their bets, and we’re talking about money they don’t have that they are losing. So, it’s a very scary spot.”
One MLB general manager told USA TODAY Sports that he received death threats delivered directly to his house, requiring police protection.
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