From the time that Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase were first placed under suspension as a part of MLB’s investigation into sports betting, it always seemed like we were in the midst of a long walk toward neither of them pitching in Major League Baseball again.
On Sunday, that thinking was all but confirmed, as ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported both pitchers were indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn related to a sports betting scheme. Ortiz was arrested in Boston; Clase isn’t in custody.
BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games.