Still can't get over the story of Michael Kelly, who bet $99 on baseball when he was in Triple-A three years ago, went on to become a good major-leaguer at age 31 -- and then get suspended for a year and lose it all. @lindseyadler and I wrote about it. www.wsj.com/sports/b…

Michael Kelly is a 31-year-old pitcher having his best MLB season. Three years ago, while in AAA, he made 10 bets on MLB games for a total of $99.22. Now he's suspended for a year and will forgo most of his $740,000 salary. Welcome to the Gambling Era. www.wsj.com/sports/b…

Some gambling notes: Oakland pitcher Michael Kelly bet a total of $99.22 on MLB games. That cost him an entire year. He was set to make $740,000 this season. Tucupita Marcano bet more than $87,000 on MLB. Twenty-five included Pirates games. He lost every parlay involving PIT.

As first reported by @WSJ, Tucupita Marcano of the Padres has been banned for life for violating MLB's gambling policy. Michael Kelly (Oakland), Jay Groome (San Diego), José Rodríguez (Philadelphia) and Andrew Saalfrank (Arizona) have all been suspended one year for betting.

Also in this story with @lindseyadler: In addition to Tucupita Marcano, four other players face potential discipline for betting on baseball while in the minor leagues. www.wsj.com/sports/b…