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Indiana baseball alum Andrew Saalfrank suspended for gambling

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Indiana baseball alum Andrew Saalfrank suspended for gambling

Andrew Saalfrank of the Arizona Diamondbacks has been suspended for one year by Major League Baseball for gambling.

The 26-year-old left-handed pitcher is an Indiana baseball alum born in Fort Wayne. He went to Heritage High School in Monroeville, Indiana.

Here’s what you should know about Andrew Saalfrank.

Why was Andrew Saalfrank suspended?

According to Major League Baseball, Saalfrank placed a total of $445.87 worth of bets — 28 of them MLB-related, the other a college baseball parlay — on games between Sept. 9, 2021, and March 9, 2022.

Saalfrank did not appear in any of the games on which he bet, the league reported, adding that he also did not bet on any games involving his team.

At the time the bets were placed, Saalfrank would have been recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Andrew Saalfrank stats

He has appeared in 12 regular-season games for the Diamondbacks in the 2023 and ’24 seasons, for 11.1 innings with a 3.18 ERA.

He also made 11 appearances in Arizona’s 2023 World Series run, compiling 5.2 innings, also with a 3.18 ERA.

Andrew Saalfrank at Indiana baseball stats

He pitched three seasons for the Hoosiers (2017-19), with an 11-5 record and a 3.81 ERA. In 149 innings, Saalfrank allowed 144 hits with 188 strikeouts. Arizona drafted Saalfrank in the 6th round of the 2019 MLB Draft.

The Arizona Republic contributed to this story.

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