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Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday that the league will cooperate with the U.S. Senate committee’s request for documents detailing gambling investigations.

“We’re going to respond fully and cooperatively and on time to the Senate inquiry,” Manfred said during a news conference at an owners meeting.

The sport has been rocked by a scandal involving Cleveland Guardians players Emanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, who are accused of aiding gamblers by taking bribes to rig pitches.

Sens. Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee sent a letter Monday to Manfred asking for information by Dec. 5.

The committee is asking for responses to six questions by Dec. 5. • “How and when was MLB ma

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