One-year suspensions for betting on baseball ended for four players Thursday, including Padre starter Jay Groome.
The Padres have not announced their plans for Groome, who last played for El Paso, the Friars’ AAA club. The Athletic, though, reported he was not offered a contract, making him a free agent.
Athletics relief pitcher Michael Kelly, Phillies infielder José Rodríguez and Diamondback reliever Andrew Saalfrank were the other three players suspended by Major League Baseball.
Kelly was suspended for betting on baseball while in the minor leagues, and the other three minor leaguers were penalized for betting on big league games. Each player wagered less than $1,000. Saalfrank and Rodríguez played previously in the majors.
The A’s announced they reinstated Kelly along with left-hander T.J. McFarland, who was on the injured list. Saalfrank was optioned to the Diamondbacks’ rookie-level Arizona Complex League. The Phillies have not announced Rodríguez’s status.
The players violated Major League Rule 21, which is posted in every clubhouse. They were handed mandatory one-year suspensions for betting on games in which they did not participate.
If they had bet on any games they attended in person — even if they didn’t play — they would have been banned for life.
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