ESPN | Jeff Passan: Cleveland Guardians relievers Emmanuel Clase and Luis L. Ortiz were indicted by the US Department of Justice over the weekend, formally charged with fraud and conspiracy. The indictments come after an investigation into unusual betting patterns centered around pitch-by-pitch side bets, and the government is accusing both relievers of deliberately throwing balls in order to activate pooled payoffs within the conspiracy. This could end up the biggest scandal in living MLB memory, as Clase had been among this generation’s best closers, and more importantly, even the Astros’ sign-stealing didn’t involve gambling payouts. For now, Clase and Ortiz are innocent until proven guilty, but the stench that pro sports’ love affair with gambling in recent years has created isn’t goin

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