Cleveland Guardian's All-Star pitcher Emmanuel Clase was arrested at JFK airport and brought to a Brooklyn courtroom to be arraigned Thursday for his alleged involvement in what prosecutors call a "scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown during Major League Baseball games."

An imposing presence on the mound, Clase showed little emotion in federal court as he entered a not guilty plea, spending much of the proceedings leaning back in his chair with arms folded and at times wiping sweat from his face. When first arriving in court, Clase looked surprised by the size of the crowd in the gallery.

Clase is among the latest athletes implicated in a wide-ranging federal gambling investigation that has spanned across American sports leagues. The arrests highlight a new threat to the integrity of

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