Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary paid leave indefinitely as a sports gambling investigation continues, Major League Baseball announced on Sunday.

The league and its players union agreed to extend their leave "until further notice while MLB continues its investigation," saying in a statement they would not comment further "until the investigation has been completed."

Clase, the closing reliever, and starter Ortiz were both scheduled to be on leave through Sunday until the league-union statement.

Ortiz was placed on leave on July 3 through July 18 before it was extended through Sunday while Clase was placed on leave on July 28 through Sunday.

"We have been informed of the extension and will continue to fully cooperate with the inv

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