Ex-minor leaguer Peter Bayer contends MLB is unfairly punishing him for betting on baseball during 2020 season

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Former minor league pitcher Peter Bayer has spent his life loving the game of baseball.

And now all he wants is to be welcomed back into the sport.

Bayer finds himself in a frustrating situation that intertwines the growing world of sports betting and the gray area surrounding it.

For the second year in a row, Major League Baseball and Commissioner Rob Manfred have placed Bayer on the league’s Ineligible List. His crime? Placing online baseball bets when he was a Minor League Baseball player in 2020. However, that year there was no MiLB season; it was canceled due to the pandemic.

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During the time off and with no contract, Breyer admitted to placing a handful of sports bets; MLB’s rule book says that Bayer should have only been suspended one year.

So why is he now going on the third year of not being able to be involved in baseball whatsoever?

A general view of the Draftkings Sportsbook sign in right field during the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Oakland Athletics on April 8, 2022 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Bayer believes it may have to do with the fact that he was actively outspoken against the league and some teams for refusing to pay or cutting back on minor league salaries. He was a main proponent in MiLB eventually becoming unionized last year, something MLB fought for years.

Could Manfred and baseball be using Bayer as an example to others? They argue that Bayer has done more than just sports betting by issuing a statement that includes a vague "other