MLB Spot-fixing Trial Set To Begin
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches.
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Their careers and possibly their freedom are at stake in the jury trial expected to unfold over the next month in Brooklyn federal court.
Several professional baseball players, including catchers and baseball executives, are among witnesses expected to testify.
According to an indictment, the pitchers accepted several thousand dollars in payoffs to help two gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 on in-game prop bets on the speed and outcome of certain pitches.
Lawyers for Ortiz unsuccessfully sought to have Ortiz tried separately from Clase.
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Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are set to go on trial in Brooklyn federal court on Monday, facing charges of accepting bribes from gamblers who used the information for profitable prop bets, accumulating at least $460,000 in winnings. Prosecutors claim that Clase began providing pitch data to the bettors in 2023 and recruited Ortiz into the scheme a year later. The trial is…
Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud charges →Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are going to trial on Monday in Brooklyn federal court for accepting bribes from gamblers, leading to winnings of at least $460,000 through insider pitch information. The indictment charges the players with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and influencing sporting contests by bribery. Clase, a…
Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud charges →Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, former Cleveland Guardians pitchers, face a federal trial starting Monday in Brooklyn on charges of accepting bribes to manipulate their pitches for gamblers. The case involves allegations that Clase and Ortiz provided pitch information leading to at least $460,000 in profits for the gamblers from 2023 to 2025. Both players have pleaded not guilty to multiple conspiracy charges…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers who made hundreds of thousands of dollars betting correctly on individual pitches.
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2 Nov MLB ‘spot-fixing’ trial set to begin in US courtEmmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, former Cleveland Guardians pitchers, face a federal trial starting Monday in Brooklyn on charges of accepting bribes to manipulate their pitches for gamblers. The case involves allegations that Clase and Ortiz provided pitch information leading to at least $460,000 in profits for the gamblers from 2023 to 2025. Both players have pleaded not guilty to multiple conspiracy charges…Al Jazeera
2 Nov Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud chargesFormer Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are going to trial on Monday in Brooklyn federal court for accepting bribes from gamblers, leading to winnings of at least $460,000 through insider pitch information. The indictment charges the players with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and influencing sporting contests by bribery. Clase, a…The Independent
2 Nov Ex-Cleveland Guardians pitchers, including star reliever, go to trial in New York on fraud chargesFormer Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are set to go on trial in Brooklyn federal court on Monday, facing charges of accepting bribes from gamblers who used the information for profitable prop bets, accumulating at least $460,000 in winnings. Prosecutors claim that Clase began providing pitch data to the bettors in 2023 and recruited Ortiz into the scheme a year later. The trial is…Toronto Star
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