MLB Pitch-rigging Trial Begins
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Clase, 28, is a three-time All-Star and two-time American League Reliever of the Year who had completed his fourth season of a $20 million, five-year contract when charges against the pitchers were revealed in November 2025.
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The government alleged that Clase recruited Ortiz into the scheme in 2025 and said that bettors won at least $450,000 from pitches thrown by the two teammates.
Clase, the Guardians’ former closer, and Ortiz, a starter, have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges and are on nondisciplinary leave from the club without pay while their fate is determined.
Ortiz, 27, had earned $782,600 as a starting pitcher for the Guardians during the 2025 season.
The pitchers have been charged with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery.
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At a New York criminal fraud trial, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are facing charges of conspiracy for allegedly providing information on their pitches to sports bettors in the Dominican Republic starting from 2023. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Urquiola claimed that this scheme enabled gamblers to win at least $460,000 by betting on whether pitches would be balls or strikes…
Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz described as 'cheaters' at trial →2 articles from The Independent on this storyFormer 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 →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…
MLB ‘spot-fixing’ trial set to begin in US court →Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, former Cleveland Guardians pitchers, have gone on trial in federal court in Brooklyn accused of accepting bribes in a pitch-rigging scheme for gambling profits from 2023 to 2025. Prosecutors claim the pair colluded with bettors, providing advance information about specific pitches that won them approximately $450,000. The case includes charges like wire fraud and money laundering…
Trial begins for Guardians pitchers accused of pitch-rigging gambling scheme →Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, appeared in a Brooklyn court on Wednesday as opening statements began in their gambling case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Urquiola described them as "cheaters" who sold information about their pitches to gamblers, enabling at least $460,000 in profits from betting platforms between 2023 and 2025. Defense lawyers countered that Clase was misled…
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz called 'cheaters' as gambling case opening statements begin in court →Analysis
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On Friday, the judge ruled that prosecutors cannot show the jury proof that Clase owed $500,000 in U.S. taxes because they had only provided the evidence to defense lawyers several days earlier and long after a deadline had passed to turn over evidence to their adversaries.
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A prosecutor had argued that the government wanted to put the evidence in the trial to offset any claim by Clase’s lawyers that he had no incentive to collude with gamblers because he had several million dollars in financial accounts in the Dominican Republic.
Major League Baseball and the Guardians have both said they’ve fully cooperated with authorities.
MLB has said it contacted federal law enforcement when it began investigating unusual betting activity.
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- 2 Nov
Clase, 28, is a three-time All-Star and two-time American League Reliever of the Year who had completed his fourth season of a $20 million, five-year contract when charges against the pitchers were revealed in November 2025.
- 4 Nov
Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Urquiola told a jury in Brooklyn that Clase befriended a sports betting gambler in the Dominican Republic in early 2023 who shared his interest in dominoes and cockfighting, which is legal in his home country.
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4 Nov Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz called 'cheaters' as gambling case opening statements begin in courtEmmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, appeared in a Brooklyn court on Wednesday as opening statements began in their gambling case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Urquiola described them as "cheaters" who sold information about their pitches to gamblers, enabling at least $460,000 in profits from betting platforms between 2023 and 2025. Defense lawyers countered that Clase was misled…Fox News
4 Nov Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz described as 'cheaters' at trialAt a New York criminal fraud trial, Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are facing charges of conspiracy for allegedly providing information on their pitches to sports bettors in the Dominican Republic starting from 2023. Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Urquiola claimed that this scheme enabled gamblers to win at least $460,000 by betting on whether pitches would be balls or strikes…The Independent
3 Nov Trial begins for Guardians pitchers accused of pitch-rigging gambling schemeEmmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, former Cleveland Guardians pitchers, have gone on trial in federal court in Brooklyn accused of accepting bribes in a pitch-rigging scheme for gambling profits from 2023 to 2025. Prosecutors claim the pair colluded with bettors, providing advance information about specific pitches that won them approximately $450,000. The case includes charges like wire fraud and money laundering…New York Post
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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