MLB Pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz Charged with Taking Bribes to Rig Pitches for Bettors – The Press Democrat
By Michael R. Sisak
Press Press
New York – Cleveland Guards Perchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz believed in charges that they took bribes that took certain types of games to throw certain types of holes, strengthen foul balls instead of strikes instead of strikes instead of strikes instead of grinding.
According to the case banned on Sunday in the Federal Court in Brooklyn, the highly paid apostles took several thousand dollars for getting two dollars in the Dominican Republic and received at least $ 460,000 in in-game props for speed.
Clase, a former guard, Ortiz, a starter, has been on paid disciplinary leave since July, when MLB began investigating what it said was unusual game betting activity upon his return. Some of the games in question were in April, May and June.
Ortiz, 26, was arrested Sunday by the FBI at Boston Logan International Airport. He is expected to appear in federal court in Boston on Monday. Chase, 27, was not in custody, officials said.
Ortiz and Clase “hastened the era of American food,” said attorney Joseph and Cella Jr. he said. “Integrity, honesty and fair play are part of the DNA of professional sports. When cheating enters the game, it brings shame not only to the participants but harms the good of our society.”
Ortiz’s attorney, Chris Georgaloli, said in a statement that his client was innocent and “never, ever, played down the game — not anything.”
Georgalis said Ortiz’s defense team had documented to prosecutors that payments and money transfers between him and people in the Dominican Republic would not have been permitted activities.
“There is no reliable evidence that Luis did anything other than trying to win games, with all titles and with all calls. Luis is looking forward to fighting these charges,” said Liergalis.
Clase’s attorney, Michael J. Ferrara, said his client “dedicated his life to baseball and doing everything he could to help his team.”
The Major League Baseball Players Association had no comment.
Unusual betting activity is motivated by investigation
MLB said it contacted Federal Law when it began investigating illegal betting activity and is fully cooperating with authorities. “We are aware that an arrest is being made, and our investigation is ongoing,” the league said in a statement.
In a statement, the patrol said: “We are aware that this is the latest law enforcement action. We will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement and Major League Baseball as their investigation continues.”
Clase and Ortiz are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to influence sports competitions by bribery. The felony charges carry a penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
In another example cited in the report, it was said that Crake asked them to have a game against the Boston Red Sox in April and spoke to him on the phone just before taking the mound before taking the mound before taking the pound just before taking the cage just before taking the cage just before taking the mound before taking the pound just before taking the cage just before taking the cage just before taking the pound just before taking the cage. After four minutes, said the case, and his participants received $ 11,000 in a wager that will throw a particular patch that is slower than 97.95 mph (157.63 km).
In May, the lawsuit says, Crake admitted to throwing a ball somewhere in a fight against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but the batter swore, which was then spread, calling the tushers $4,000 in Wagers. After the game, the strikers won, Craze texted one of the researchers with pictures of a man hanging himself with toilet paper and a case of sad food, the lawsuit said.
Clase, the 3-time American of America and 2-time American millionaire The three-time alletation leader began providing referrals to bettors with information about his pores in 2023 but did not ask the Coloffs until this year, prosecutors said.
The offense paid for some special pitches that were called reserved – all first pitches when he first started the inning: A 98.5 mph (158.5 kph (158.5 kph (158.5 kph (158.5 kph (158.5 kph) 89.4 mph (143.8 kph) slider at Minnesota’s Ryan Jeffers that hit home plate) June 3, 2023; 89.4 mph (143.8 kph) slider to Kansas City’s Jake Bauers on May 13; 99.1 mph (159.5 kph). and 87.5 mph (140.8 kph) slider to Cincinnati’s Santiago Estinal on May 17.
Prosecutors said Ortiz, who had a salary of $782,600 this year, entered the program in June and is accused of foul play in games against the Seattle Mariners and St. Cardinals.
Ortiz was credited with hitting a first-pitch 86.7 mph (139.5 kph) slider to Randy Arozarena in the second inning on June 15 and hitting a slider to St.
Dozens of pro athletes have been kicked out of gambling addiction
The lawsuits are the latest Bobshell development in the Federal crackdown on professional sports betting.
Last month, more than 30 people, including prominent figures such as Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach and Miami Heat Guncey Billier and Miami Heat Guncey Billier, were arrested for gambling that exploded in the NBA.
It creates sports comedy. The decision attacked the banned sports betting of sports betting in many states and opened the doors for online sports books to take a prominent place in the sports ecosystem.
Major League Baseball suspended five players in June 2024, including a life ban for San Diego infielder Tucupita Marcano for allegedly placing illegal bets of $150,000.
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Correspondents Eric Tucker in Washington and Ron Blum in New York contributed to this report.
