The agent for star Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase stepped out of an MLB players union meeting to make sure his high-profile client was free on bond in his sports betting conspiracy case Thursday.

“I’m walking outside the room right now,” pro agent Kelvin Nova said over the phone during Clase’s arraignment in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday. Nova couldn’t make the hearing in person because he was attending the general managers meetings in Vegas. “I’m walking outside right now,” the agent said. “I’m good to talk now.”

Nova called in to secure Clase’s $600,000 bond after Clase was indicted on charges he rigged more than 100 pitches as part of a sports betting conspiracy. The agent described himself as the owner and president of the Nova Sports Agency, and said he makes $800

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