Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of engaging in a scheme to rig sports bets based on pitches they threw during Major League Baseball games.
Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz and Luis Leandro Ortiz Ribera were named in an indictment unsealed Sunday in federal court in Brooklyn. Ortiz was arrested at Logan Airport in Boston Sunday morning while Clase is not currently in custody, said John Marzulli, a spokesman for Brooklyn US Attorney Joseph Nocella.
Both players “agreed in advance with their co-conspirators to throw specific types of pitches and speeds of pitches,” prosecutors ...
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