The Cleveland Guardians won the AL Central with a great September run despite two absences on the mound. Guardians starting pitcher Luis Ortiz and closer Emmanuel Clase were placed on leave due to a gambling investigation. On Sunday, both pitchers were indicted, and Ortiz was arrested for allegedly rigging individual pitches on multiple occasions. Ortiz's lawyer, Chris Georgalis, issued a statement to ESPN's Jeff Passan. Expand Tweet

“Luis Ortiz is innocent of the charges related to two pitches he threw,” the statement reads. “He has never, and would never improperly influence a game – not for anyone or anything.”

The statement continues, “As Luis' defense team extensively explained and documented to the government before these charges were brought, Luis' payments and other transf

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