Ex-Cleveland Guardians Pitchers, Including Star Reliever, Go to Trial in New York on Fraud Charges
Prosecutors say the pitchers took payoffs to help gamblers win at least $460,000 on pitch-by-pitch prop bets.
- Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz began their bribery trial in Brooklyn federal court on Monday, facing conspiracy charges related to alleged collusion with gamblers.
- Prosecutors allege Clase and Ortiz accepted payoffs to help gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 on in-game prop bets, with Clase allegedly recruiting Ortiz into the scheme in 2025.
- Defense lawyers are expected to argue the pitchers varied pitch placement strategically to fool batters, while Judge Kiyo ruled Friday that prosecutors cannot show the jury evidence that Clase owed $500,000 in taxes.
- Clase, a three-time All-Star under a $20 million, five-year contract, and Ortiz, who earned $782,600 in 2025, remain on nondisciplinary leave without pay while their careers face jeopardy.
- The trial is expected to unfold over the next month in Brooklyn federal court, with several professional baseball players and team executives expected to testify regarding the alleged scheme.
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Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud charges
Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches.
Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers go to trial in New York on fraud charges
Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches
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Pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are accused of accepting bribes from gamblers betting correctly on individual pitches.
Dominican pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will face a federal trial this Monday in Brooklyn, New York, accused of receiving bribes to manipulate pitches and favor sports betting that generated profits above $460 thousand. The process, which would extend for approximately a month, puts at stake the professional careers and freedom of both Cleveland Guardians' expeditors, who pleaded not guilty to the charges. According to the accusation, C…
Major Leagues prepare for one of the darkest and most unprecedented procedural chapters in their modern history. Next week, Dominican pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, former members of the Cleveland Guardians, will go to trial in a New York federal court accused of illegally altering their pitches to benefit gamblers on online platforms. The legal process is scheduled to start with jury selection and will count on the testimony of directo…
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