Puig’s betting did not go well Former Los Angeles Dodgers star outfielder Yasiel Puig lost hundreds of thousands of dollars placing bets with an illegal gambling site in 2019. On Monday, he agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of lying to law enforcement regarding those bets. According to a statement put out by… Read more »
Wayne Nix
Former Professional Baseball Player Pleads Guilty to Operating Illegal Betting Ring
Two men, one a former professional baseball player, pleaded guilty on Monday to operating an illegal gambling business. 45-year-old Wayne Nix, who pitched for several years in the Oakland A’s minor league system, will be sentenced on July 20 and faces up to eight years in prison. His business partner, 44-year-old Edon Kagasoff, is scheduled… Read more »