(Left) Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after a home run during the eighth inning against the New York Yankees during Game Three of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 17, 2024. (Right) Luis Ortiz #45 of the Cleveland Guardians poses for a portrait during Cleveland Guardians photo day at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Ariz., on Feb. 20, 2025. Jason Miller, Mike Christy/Getty Images
Major League Baseball players Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz and Luis Leandro Ortiz Ribera face a series of charges in a sports betting scandal.
Both Cleveland Guardians athletes are accused of rigging their own pitches in MLB games so their inner circle—and sometimes themselves—could win bets on the rigged games, according to a statement by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York on Nov. 9.
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