After Pope Francis passed away on Monday morning, a large number of baseball bettors started placing wagers on the Philadelphia Phillies’ Nick Castellanos to hit a home run that day against the New York Mets. The 33-year-old has the unfortunate distinction of hitting homers on the most somber of days:
Despite the massive attention from bettors and memes doing the rounds on social media, Castellanos failed to hit a home run.
accepted more bets on this market than on any MLB team to win their games on Monday
BetMGM said it accepted more bets on this market than on any MLB team to win their games on Monday night. Operators cleaned up following the result.
Castellanos has hit three homers so far this season and 236 across his 13-year career.
