Lucas Giolito is bored with listening to from offended sports activities bettors, and the Boston Pink Sox pitcher says he not too long ago spoke with MLB commissioner Rob Manfred about his considerations.
Throughout an episode of Rob Bradford’s “Baseball Isn’t Boring” podcast that was launched on Monday, Giolito spoke about what he described as a rising downside with offended gamblers issuing threats to gamers. The fitting-hander mentioned he has acquired numerous messages from followers who positioned wagers on him and misplaced, even when he pitches properly.
“I am getting messages after each recreation,” Giolito mentioned, via Jon Paul Hoornstra of Newsweek. “Even video games the place I pitched properly, the place they’re mad at me as a result of I hit the strikeout over as an alternative of being below; prop bets, all these loopy issues. Folks put tons of of {dollars} on it. They do not have some huge cash however they’re playing it anyway as a result of it is a illness. They freak out.”
Giolito added that there’s solely a lot gamers can do by way of blocking and reporting folks on social media. He mentioned his girlfriend has even acquired “nasty” messages from followers and that he requested Manfred what would wish to occur for MLB to take critical motion.
“You’ll be able to go non-public on social media. You’ll be able to block accounts. It solely goes to this point. One factor I mentioned to Rob was, ‘Is it gonna take a participant getting assaulted in entrance of their condominium constructing by some disgruntled that misplaced a guess for actual motion to be taken?'” Giolito mentioned.
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