MLB has been rocked by its latest integrity crisis, as pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz of the Cleveland Guardians were federally indicted on charges they rigged specific pitches to help bettors profit.

According to prosecutors, at least $450,000 in illegal wagers were won using insider information coordinated by the players. The revelations raise profound questions about MLB’s betting-integrity protocols and the future careers of two established pitchers.

The $450K MLB Betting Allegations in Detail

On November 9, 2025, a grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment accusing both Clase and Ortiz of multiple federal offenses: wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests b

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