As live-betting and “prop bets” explode, athletes say they face more threats from fans than ever.

Gabby Thomas’ being harassed at last weekend’s Grand Slam Track meet was shocking – except, actually, it wasn’t, given how often it seems to be happening.

What we don’t see is how gamblers interact with the players they bet on. In this year’s edition of The Athletic ’s anonymous MLB player poll, our writers asked players about the experience — and to judge from the overwhelming responses we received from major leaguers, it’s even uglier and scarier than you think.