{"id":131864,"date":"2025-09-09T18:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131864\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T18:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T18:40:07","slug":"make-a-decision-writer-pushes-mlb-to-rule-in-guardians-gambling-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/131864\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Make a decision\u2019: Writer pushes MLB to rule in Guardians\u2019 gambling case"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Make a decision\u2019: Writer pushes MLB to rule in Guardians\u2019 gambling case<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been nearly two months since Major League Baseball began investigating Cleveland Guardians\u2019 pitchers Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase for alleged gambling violations.<\/p>\n

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Ortiz was placed on \u201cnon-disciplinary paid leave\u201d on July 3 after throwing a pair of pitches that were flagged by a betting integrity firm for unusual gambling activity. On July 28, Clase was also placed on non-disciplinary paid leave for alleged sports betting.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s where the case stands, with no end in sight. Forbes\u2019 Bernie Pleskoff is frustrated, and he calls out MLB\u2019s lengthy investigation in a recent article<\/a>, urging the league to \u201cmake a decision.\u201d<\/p>\n

MLB\u2019s gambling investigation\u00a0<\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s go over the rules.<\/p>\n

MLB\u2019s Rule 21<\/a> prohibits any \u201cplayer, umpire, or Club or League official or employee\u201d from betting on baseball. Penalties range from one-year suspensions to permanent ineligibility, with the latter being imposed on players who bet on games they are directly involved in.<\/p>\n

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The allegations surrounding Ortiz and Clase are said to revolve around prop bets. The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) has also joined MLB\u2019s gambling probe, meaning the pitchers could potentially face legal charges.<\/p>\n

Ortiz and Clase are still on leave as the investigation continues with minimal updates. Pleskoff isn\u2019t happy about that.<\/p>\n

\u201cEither Ortiz and\/or Clase did or did not bet on baseball games,\u201d he writes. \u201cEither they did or did not influence betting decisions based upon how they threw pitches in games.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it is this difficult to prove Ortiz and Clase bet on baseball, is it fair to let them wait indefinitely for a decision on their fate? The Major League Baseball investigation into alleged gambling violations by Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase has gone on far too long.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pleskoff also complains about how the lengthy probe has negatively impacted Cleveland\u2019s season. The Guardians are 2.5 games out of the last AL Wild Card spot without their All-Star closer, who\u2019s recorded more than 40 saves in each of his last three seasons (2022-24).<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t seem fair to Pleskoff, especially if Ortiz and Clase are later cleared of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Make a decision\u2019: Writer pushes MLB to rule in Guardians\u2019 gambling case originally appeared on The Sporting News…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131865,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[14247,49,48,491,3990,71970,23465,501,462,82,6452],"class_list":["post-131864","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-baseball-games","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cleveland-guardians","tag-emmanuel-clase","tag-lengthy-investigation","tag-luis-ortiz","tag-major-league-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-sports","tag-sports-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=131864"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/131864\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/131865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=131864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=131864"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=131864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}