Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are on trial in Brooklyn for an alleged pitch rigging scheme from their time pitching with the Cleveland Guardians. On Thursday, former Guardians catcher Bo Naylor appeared as a defense witness (ahead of schedule so he could fly to Italy to get married this weekend). Two other catchers are on […] The post Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase Trial Gets Honest Answers From Bo Naylor appeared first on HEAVY.

If any MLB players didn't believe that allegedly fixing games came with serious consequences, the images from the federal trial involving Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz this week should have changed their minds.

Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are on trial this week in Brooklyn. They’re under investigation for allegedly engaging in a scheme to intentionally throw certain pitch types (velocities) and intentionally throw pitches out of the strike zone in order for conspiring gamblers to make money off outcomes they knew would be […] The post Ex-Guardians Catcher Bo Naylor Testified Out of Order in Clase, Ortiz Trial — for Good Reason appeared first on HEAVY.

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are “cheaters” who rigged the pitches they threw to help out their gambling buddies and benefit themselves, prosecutors said at the MLB players’ federal trial Wednesday. “Baseball is thrilling because nobody knows what happens next,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Rebecca Urquiola told jurors in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday. “They told ...

Clase and Ortiz have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges and are on non-disciplinary leave from the Guardians without pay while facing prosecution.

Prosecutors accuse Cleveland Guardians' Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz of rigging their pitches as part of a gambling scheme and accepting bribes.

The trial for Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz is underway in Brooklyn. It began Monday, with the former Cleveland Guardians pitchers facing four criminal counts related to pitch rigging as part of a sports betting conspiracy. It’s a trial with fascinating implications on MLB and its relation to sports betting going forward. Trial proceedings begin […] The post 3 Guardians Catchers Called as Witnesses in Emmanuel Clase Trial appeared first on HEAVY.

The trial of two Major League Baseball players accused of rigging pitches in a gambling scheme got under way in New York on Monday with jury selection.Clase became involved in the scheme to rig "prop" bets on particular pitches in 2023, with wagers on the speed and type of throws he would make, prosecutors said.

Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz go to trial Monday on charges that they accepted bribes as they colluded with gamblers.