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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on fraud and bribery charges after federal prosecutors allege they rigged pitches that allowed gamblers to win at least $450,000

Prosecutors allege that Clase worked with a gambler as early as May 2023 to throw specific pitches so that they could place prop bets, and Ortiz joined the scheme in June 2025

Ortiz was arrested on Sunday, Nov. 9, in Boston, and Clase is not in custody

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are facing fraud and bribery charges after federal prosecutors allege they rigged pitches that allowed gamblers to win hundreds of thousands of dollars.

According to a report from ESPN 's Jeff Passan, an indictment that was unsealed by federal prosecutors in th

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