The other shoe finally dropped.
After more than four months of waiting, we finally found out more about the status of Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase’s status after they were placed on paid leave due to an investigation into sports betting.
And it wasn’t a great update. Both pitchers were indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on an abundance of charges in relation to rigging pitches so bettors could make money. Ortiz was arrested in Boston and will appear in court on Monday, while The Athletic’s Zack Mesiel reported that Clase is out of the country.