The Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced it’ll be putting a cap wager on ‘micro-bet’ pitch-level markets as it works closely with sportsbook partners to ‘proactively create new safeguards.’ This comes at the same time as two of the sports players, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, have been charged after allegedly placing fraudulent sports bets.
This means that all MLB authorized gaming operators will cap wagers on pitch-level markets at $200 and exclude those bets from parlays. These new measures were implemented immediately following the announcement on Monday (November 10).
MLB and its major sportsbook partners just announced new limits on pitch-level markets: pic.twitter.com/nrNdk4LXJ5
— Gary Phillips (@GaryHPhillips) November 10, 2025
The aim of bringing in these changes is to mitigate integrity risks and maintain the transparency and data access benefits that the regulated sports betting market provides. The league says these ‘micro-bet’ pitch-level markets “present heightened integrity risks because they focus on one-off events that can be determined by a single player and can be inconsequential to the outcome of the game.”
The league says the risk on these types of markets will be ‘significantly mitigated’ by this new action as the creation of a strict bet limit on this type, and the ban on parlaying them, reduces the payout for these markets and the ability to circumvent the new limit.
MLB makes stance on micro-bet pitch-level markets
Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. said: “Since the Supreme Court decision opened the door to legalized sports betting, Major League Baseball has continuously worked with industry and regulatory stakeholders across the country to uphold our most important priority: protecting the integrity of our games for the fans.
“I commend Ohio Governor DeWine for his leadership on this issue over the last several months. I also commend the industry for working with us to take action on a national solution to address the risks posed by these pitch-level markets, which are particularly vulnerable to integrity concerns. “
The commissioner continues to expand on who will be involved: “We look forward to continuing to work with all stakeholders, including licensed sports betting operators, elected officials and regulators, to ensure we are always protecting the integrity of our game.”
We applaud @MLB‘s new safeguards to limit pitch-level markets. These measures, along with the ongoing collaboration with legal sportsbooks, protect the integrity of the game.
Read the release: https://t.co/kM5GP2IQrq pic.twitter.com/RTjxaVynjG
— American Gaming Association (@AmericanGaming) November 10, 2025
The American Gaming Association said it welcomed the decision and that the measures would “protect the integrity of the game” at a time when multiple sports leagues, such as the NBA, are facing growing concerns.
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