Major League Baseball has seen an uptick in gambling incidents this season. So far two players on the Cleveland Guardians have been the subject of gambling investigations. Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz found themselves kicked off the team with the rumors swirling around them. Amid the drama, Ohio gambling regulators want to ban betting on the first pitch at MLB games.

First pitches featuring celebrities, former players, or other professional athletes have been a staple at MLB games for decades. With the rise in popularity of gambling around the sports world, fans look for every opportunity to put money down on something, including the first pitch. Those kinds of micro-bets are what the gambling regulators want to ban.

ESPN's David Purdum looked into the ongoing talks, breaking down wha

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