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Cleveland Guardians’ pitcher Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty to charges of taking bribes in exchange for ensuring gamblers won bets on his pitches.

Ortiz, 26, appeared in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday after being arrested Sunday at Logan International Airport in Boston .

Ortiz was released on $500,000 bond until his next court date in December. He is subject to GPS monitoring and was ordered to limit his travel to New York, Massachusetts and Ohio.

His Guardians teammate, Emmanuel Clase, was also charged in the alleged scheme.

Clase will be arraigned at the same courthouse Thursday.

"Emmanuel Clase has devoted his life to baseball and doing everything in his power to help his team win," Clase's lawyer, Michael Ferrara,

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