Though Wednesday’s guilty plea relates specifically to the Rays threats, investigators said Patz had been sending violent messages to athletes for about a year before his arrest. After losing $10,000 by betting on the Los Angeles Rams to win the 2019 Super Bowl, Patz sent messages to two players on the game’s winning team, the New England Patriots, claiming that he would rape and murder their families, officials said.
Gambler pleads guilty to threatening 4 Tampa Bay Rays; the same account also allegedly threatened a Chicago White Sox player
