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Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of MLB’s investigation into sports betting, the league announced Monday. Clase is the second Guardians pitcher to be placed on leave as part of a league investigation into gambling. Righty Luis Ortiz was also placed on leave earlier this month. It is unclear if the investigations …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Guardians manager Terry Francona is pushing back against President Trump’s call for his former club to revert to its old “Indians” nickname. Trump shared a series of social media posts on Sunday that included his desire to see Cleveland’s baseball club and the Washington football franchise, formerly known as the “Redskins,” return to their previous team …

Trump demands Commanders, Guardians restore old names, threatens to derail D.C. stadium deal  Axios D.C. mayor ‘focused’ on RFK deal, not Trump talk  ESPN Washington D.C. mayor doesn’t expect President Trump to block Commanders stadium deal after calling for name change  Yahoo Sports Trump Urges Washington and Cleveland Sports Teams to Revert to Former Names  The New York Times White House says Donald Trump …

President Donald Trump wants the NFL’s Washington Commanders and MLB’s Cleveland Guardians to revert to their previous team names. “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Sunday. “Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball …

Donald Trump demanded in a Truth Social post on Sunday that the NFL’s Washington Commanders and MLB’s Cleveland Guardians revert to their old names, both of which were abandoned in recent years due to being racially insensitive to Native Americans. “The Washington ‘Whatever’s’ [sic] should IMMEDIATELY change their name back,” the post read in part. “There is a big clamoring …

CLEVELAND, Ohio — MLB is expected to extend Guardians’ right-hander Luis Ortiz’s leave of absence past Friday’s original deadline. By doing so, MLB is expected to continue its investigation into the gambling allegations against Ortiz. On July 3, MLB announced that Ortiz in agreement with the MLB Players Association was being placed on a non-disciplinary leave of absence through the …