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February 23, 2025 By Keith O'Brien Rolling Stone Photo illustration by Matthew Cooley. Photograph in illustration by Michael Owens/ MLB Photos/Getty Images Inside Major League Baseball’s years-long journey to the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system — and how it could change the game forever.

October 24, 2025 By Keith O'Brien The Atlantic Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic Professional-sports leagues would like you to believe they have the gambling problem under control. They have hired high-tech security companies to monitor wagers at a granular level and implemented sophisticated algorithmic systems to spot unusual gambling activity, ensuring that no athlete would be foolish enough to wager on a game. But they are clearly no match for the highly addictive,...

August 29, 2025 By Keith O'Brien National Public Radio The bookie at the center of a gambling scandal involving the former interpreter of baseball star Shohei Ohtani is to be sentenced. Matt Bowyer is breaking his silence and speaking freely.