A witness said that the inside info he used to bet on Clase pitches dried up due to increased scrutiny from the scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter.
A U.S. government cooperating witness testified this Friday at the federal trial facing pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, revealing that the inside information used to systematically wager on Class launches during the 2023 season was abruptly interrupted in 2024. The reason? The media fuss and oversight triggered by the Ippei Mizuhara betting scandal, former interpreter of superstar Shohei Ohtani.The witness, identified as Luis de Aza Báez…