Cleveland Guardians’ Luis Ortiz pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Cleveland on April 30. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing …
Read More »NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls in the dirt instead of strikes, to ensure successful bets. According to the indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court in Brooklyn, the highly-paid hurlers took several thousand dollars …
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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, on a host of charges related to an alleged scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz was arrested in Boston earlier Sunday and is expected to appear in federal court on Monday. Clase is not in custody. The 23-page …
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The Guardians announced this morning that Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association have jointly agreed to extend non-disciplinary administrative leave for hurlers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz “until further notice.” Clase and Ortiz had both previously been placed on leave amid a gambling investigation last month, but that leave was set to expire today. As the investigation continues, …
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David PurdumAug 31, 2025, 12:07 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave “until further notice” while a gambling investigation continues, Major League Baseball announced Sunday. MLB said in a statement Sunday that the league and players’ association had agreed to …
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The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 MLB trade deadline. CLEVELAND — There will be plenty of time in the days and weeks ahead to sift through the wreckage Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have left for the Guardians and Major League Baseball to repair. The fact that baseball is now investigating two of Cleveland’s pitchers with gambling implications …
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase is under investigation for sports betting. And in the time it takes you to read that story, another gambling ad (or two) will likely air during a sports broadcast. According to a 2024 study by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, viewers encountered 2.8 “gambling messages” per minute during a series of NBA and NHL …
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Another Cleveland Guardians pitcher has landed on paid leave as part of a gambling probe. Via Jeff Passan of ESPN.com, the MLB has placed closer Emmanuel Clase on “non-disciplinary paid leave.” Via Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal, Clase will be out through at least August 31. Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz previously was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave, also …
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CLEVELAND — For weeks, the Cleveland Guardians had fielded trade inquiries about closer Emmanuel Clase. Now, there will be no trade. Clase will not don a major-league uniform until at least September, as Major League Baseball placed him on non-disciplinary paid leave through at least Aug. 31, as the league continues a sports betting investigation that began with fellow Cleveland …
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