CLEVELAND, Ohio — Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase began the legal fight to save his career Thursday when he surrendered to FBI agents on charges that he took part in a gambling scheme to doctor his pitches in exchange for kickbacks.

Authorities then hustled Clase, 27 — the best reliever in the game since 2022 — to his arraignment in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, where he has become a central figure in a scandal that has left Major League Baseball reeling.

He denied the allegations. U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph A. Marutollo set his bond at $600,000, and Clase was released. His travel is limited to New York and Ohio, and he must wear a GPS monitoring device, the Associated Press reported.

He went to court a day after his Cleveland teammate, Luis Ortiz, 26, pleaded not guilty. Clase fle

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