Wow. The sports betting investigation into Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, which was already a serious scandal, just got a lot more serious.
The two pitchers have been indicted on federal charges:
BREAKING: Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on a host of charges related to a scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz was arrested in Boston earlier today. Clase is not currently in custody.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 9, 2025The 23-page indictment against Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz lays out the alleged scheme for the pitchers to intentionally throw balls so bettors could wager on pitches to be balls or strikes. It started, prosecutors say, as early as May 2023 with Clase and later included Ortiz.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 9, 2025Prosecutors allege that Luis Ortiz was paid $5,000 for throwing an intentional ball June 15 and Emmanuel Clase given $5,000 for facilitating it. They did it again, according to the indictment, June 27. The payment for each on that pitch was $7,000 apiece.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 9, 2025Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz face up to 65 years in prison if convicted on all charges, according to the Eastern District of New York, which outlined the case against Clase and Ortiz after indicting them on fraud, conspiracy and bribery charges. pic.twitter.com/9UjlZ2Iw7m
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 9, 2025In a statement to ESPN, Major League Baseball said: “MLB contacted federal law enforcement at the outset of its investigation and has fully cooperated throughout the process. We are aware of the indictment and today's arrest, and our investigation is ongoing.”
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 9, 2025There will be much more coming on this, which follows a massive federal NBA case with ties to illegal gambling and the mafia. The ongoing investigation into Clase and Ortiz had been baseball-related, with each on administrative leave. It turns out, things are far more serious than just a question of their baseball future.
We don’t know too much on the specifics just yet, or the extent to which it’s just a coincidence that federal officials are moving on this so soon after the NBA scandal (is this a federal unit specifically looking into sports betting criminality?). Either way, this is a continuation of what was already a significant black eye for Major League Baseball, and I’ll make an early prediction: this is going to be the end of player props where the outcome is dictated by a single player and a single pitch.
Commissioner Rob Manfred already spoke about the league’s relationship with sports betting earlier this offseason when he was asked about the sports betting scandal. I’d imagine he’s hoping this particular scandal doesn’t go any further than these two pitchers.
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