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The MLB creates a distraction from last season\u2019s betting scandal by cutting a deal with Polymarket.<\/p>\n

Their partnership<\/a>, reportedly worth up to $300 million<\/a> over three years, includes giving Polymarket \u201caccess to Official League Data from Sportradar, MLB\u2019s exclusive global distributor of data for prediction markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is after Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz and Luis Leandro Ortiz Ribera were indicted in November<\/a> over allegedly rigging bets on pitches.<\/p>\n

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