Ohio gaming regulators have banned a bettor accused of threatening Blue Jays manager John Schneider during the 2025 World Series.

The Ohio Casino Control Commission placed Blake Morgan on its Sports Gaming Involuntary Exclusion List during a public meeting Wednesday, according to ESPN.

Morgan allegedly called an MLB customer service line on the night of Game 4 of the World Series against the Dodgers. ESPN reported the call lasted about 14 minutes.

The caller allegedly accused Schneider of "lying" about plans to walk Shohei Ohtani in that game. "That was a gambling grab," he said, according to ESPN.

The call allegedly escalated into multiple threats aimed at Schneider. The caller claimed to have the manager's address and personal information.

MLB indefinitely banned Morgan from all of its venues not long after the incident, ESPN reported.

MLB says gambling-related threats keep escalating

The Blue Jays were aware of the incident, a source told the Toronto Sun. A team spokesperson said the club had no further comment on the allegations.

MLB made its position clear. "We will continue to work with regulators across the country to protect those who work in our industry from unacceptable threats," a league spokesperson told ESPN.

The problem goes well beyond one call. MLB head of security David Thomas told the commission in June that threats against players and their families have escalated since legal betting took off in 2018.

He described "an innumerable number of cases" involving players, their spouses and their children. "It's awful," Thomas said.

Ohio's interim executive director, Andromeda Morrison, said wagering-related threats against sports participants "will not be tolerated."

Where does this end? The answer has to involve leagues, regulators and sportsbooks treating these cases as seriously as Ohio just did.

This should alarm everyone in the sport. A manager making a strategic call in the World Series should never have to worry about his family because somebody lost a bet.

Legal betting has turned every managerial decision into a stock ticker for strangers. When the price drops, some of them forget there's a person on the other side.

The Blue Jays aren't saying more, and that's understandable. MLB and Ohio acted this time, but as betting keeps growing, the next case is likely already sitting in someone's inbox.