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Major League Baseball handed San Diego Padres shortstop Tucupita Marcano a lifetime ban on Tuesday after he was found to have violated the league’s policy on gambling. The announcement followed an investigation into the 24-year-old that found he wagered on more than 200 MLB games, including some that involved the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 2022 and 2023 seasons when he was on the team, ESPN reported. Marcano was acquired by San Diego last fall. In total, the league said Marcano placed 387 bets related to baseball, with 231 of them on MLB games. Marcano wagered a total of $150,000 on the con…