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Sports gambler 'Parlay Patz' pleads guilty to threatening Tampa Bay Rays players

nuttiwut rodbangpong/iStockBy MEREDITH DELISO and LUKE BARR, ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — A prominent sports gambler faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to threatening Tampa Bay Rays players.

Benjamin Patz, 24, of Napa, California, pleaded guilty Wednesday to transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, the Department of Justice announced.

Patz, also known as “Parlay Patz,” sent threatening direct messages on Instagram to four members of the Rays while they played a home game against the Chicago White Sox on July 20, 2019, according to a plea deal announced Wednesday.

One player received messages that included the string of text: “I

 
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