Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave « until further notice » while a gambling investigation continues, MLB said.
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave « until further notice » while a gambling investigation continues, Major League Baseball announced Sunday.
MLB said in a statement Sunday that the league and players’ association had agreed to extend the leaves of Clase and Ortiz, adding, « We will not comment further until the investigation has been completed. »
The investigation stems from unusual betting interest in individual pitches by Ortiz in two Guardians games in June. A sportsbook reported « suspicious betting » on the first pitch thrown by Ortiz to be a ball or hit batsman to begin the second inning of a June 15 game against the Seattle Mariners and again in the third inning of a June 27 game against the St.
