Major Sports Gambling Scandal Rocks Baseball: Cleveland Guardians Pitchers Indicted for Game ManipulationTwo Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, are facing serious allegations of manipulating games for illegal betting profits. Federal prosecutors have indicted them on wire fraud conspiracy and conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery. The scheme reportedly began in May 2023, with Clase conspiring with unnamed bettors to intentionally throw specific pitches in MLB games. This allowed the bettors, and sometimes Clase himself, to profit from wagers placed with inside information. Clase allegedly started requesting and receiving bribe payments for throwing specific pitches, with bettors winning at least $400,000 from betting platforms on pitches thrown by Clase. Ortiz later joined the scheme, with Clase coordinating between him and the bettors. Both players have denied the allegations and maintain their innocence.

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