How does this compare to what Ohtani was accused of doing that was swept under the rug? Of course they stick it to a smaller market team and not the face of baseball worldwide. Still pretty crazy stuff like this happens, but with all the crazy betting stuff not surprising.
While it's pretty old now, everyone should watch that EPSN 30 for 30 Broke about how pro athletes go broke so fast. Even though they are making millions, a couple bad investments here and there and they could resort to this kind of stuff to earn some extra cash.