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National Post
6 days ago
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- National Post
Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz's leave extended through Aug. 31 amid gambling probe
CLEVELAND — Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary leave through Aug. 31 while he is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation. Article content Ortiz's paid leave began on July 3 and was supposed to end on Friday before MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend it. Article content The team can continue to have contact with Ortiz, but he can't enter any of the Guardians' facilities. Article content The Guardians said in a statement they have been informed of the extension and will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation. The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and his recent outing against St. Louis on June 27. The gambling activity on the pitches was flagged by a betting-integrity firm and forwarded to MLB. Article content The 26-year-old Ortiz is in his first season with Cleveland after he was acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh last December. The right-hander is 4-9 with a 4.36 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 16 starts this season. Article content In four big-league seasons, Ortiz is 16-22 with a 4.05 ERA and one save. Article content Cleveland hosts the Athletics in a weekend series. The Guardians have won six of seven after a 10-game losing streak. The investigation into Ortiz comes a little more than a year after MLB suspended five players for gambling, including a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023. Article content Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and three minor leaguers _ San Diego pitcher Jay Groome, Arizona pitcher Andrew Saalfrank and Philadelphia infielder Jose Rodriguez — received one-year suspensions. Article content
Reuters
6 days ago
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- Reuters
MLB probe on Guardians' Luis Ortiz extended through Aug. 31
July 18 - The non-disciplinary paid leave of Cleveland Guardians right-hander was extended through Aug. 31 amid an ongoing investigation, Major League Baseball announced Friday. The investigation reportedly is related to gambling. Ortiz was placed on paid leave on July 3 with the intent that it would extend through the All-Star break. The MLB and MLB Players Association agreed to extend it, however. "We have been informed of the extension and will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation," the Guardians said in a statement. Per reports, the investigation focuses on in-game prop bets involving two pitches by Ortiz that garnered higher activity than usual. One was tossed in a June 15 game against the Seattle Mariners, and another on June 27 versus the St. Louis Cardinals. Ortiz is 4-9 with a 4.36 ERA in 16 starts this season. The native of the Dominican Republic was acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates as part of a three-team trade that included the Toronto Blue Jays on Dec. 10. Ortiz, 26, owns a 16-22 record with a 4.05 ERA in 75 career games (50 starts) with the Pirates (2022-24) and Guardians. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz's leave extended through Aug. 31 amid MLB gambling probe
CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary leave through Aug. 31 while he is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation. Ortiz's paid leave began on July 3 and was supposed to end on Friday before MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend it. The team can continue to have contact with Ortiz, but he can't enter any of the Guardians' facilities. The Guardians said in a statement they have been informed of the extension and will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation. The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and his recent outing against St. Louis on June 27. The gambling activity on the pitches was flagged by a betting-integrity firm and forwarded to MLB. The 26-year-old Ortiz is in his first season with Cleveland after he was acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh last December. The right-hander is 4-9 with a 4.36 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 16 starts this season. In four big-league seasons, Ortiz is 16-22 with a 4.05 ERA and one save. Cleveland hosts the Athletics in a weekend series. The Guardians have won six of seven after a 10-game losing streak. The investigation into Ortiz comes a little more than a year after MLB suspended five players for gambling, including a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023. Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and three minor leaguers — San Diego pitcher Jay Groome, Arizona pitcher Andrew Saalfrank and Philadelphia infielder José Rodríguez — received one-year suspensions. Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball in February for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games, and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league's investigation. ___ AP MLB: Joe Reedy, The Associated Press
USA Today
6 days ago
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- USA Today
Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz has leave extended amid gambling probe
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz had his non-disciplinary paid leave extended through Aug. 31 amid an investigation into gambling-related offenses, Major League Baseball said Friday. Ortiz was placed on leave on July 3, and it was later determined that the league was looking at Ortiz for his possible involvement in gambling while pitching for Cleveland. "We have been informed of the extension and will fully cooperate with the investigation," the Guardians said in a statement. The investigation centers on two pitches that Ortiz threw: one on June 15 against the Seattle Mariners and a game with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 27. There was unusual betting around prop bets surrounding those pitches, both sliders, against Mariners outfielder Randy Arozarena and Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages. Ortiz, 26, is in his first season with the Guardians after being acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates in December. He is 4-9 with a 4.36 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 16 starts this season. Cleveland (46-49) starts its second half Friday at home against the Athletics, and sits 12 games back in the AL Central behind the Detroit Tigers.
Al Arabiya
6 days ago
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- Al Arabiya
Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz's leave extended through Aug. 31 amid MLB gambling probe
Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will remain on non-disciplinary leave through August 31 while he is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation. Ortiz's paid leave began on July 3 and was supposed to end on Friday before MLB and the MLB Players Association agreed to extend it. The team can continue to have contact with Ortiz, but he can't enter any of the Guardians facilities. The Guardians said in a statement they have been informed of the extension and will continue to fully cooperate with the investigation. The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and his recent outing against St. Louis on June 27. The gambling activity on the pitches was flagged by a betting-integrity firm and forwarded to MLB. The 26-year-old Ortiz is in his first season with Cleveland after he was acquired in a trade with Pittsburgh last December. The right-hander is 4-9 with a 4.36 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 16 starts this season. In four big-league seasons Ortiz is 16-22 with a 4.05 ERA and one save. Cleveland hosts the Athletics in a weekend series. The Guardians have won six of seven after a 10-game losing streak. The investigation into Ortiz comes a little more than a year after MLB suspended five players for gambling, including a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano. MLB said Marcano placed 387 baseball bets totaling more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023. Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and three minor leaguers – San Diego pitcher Jay Groome, Arizona pitcher Andrew Saalfrank, and Philadelphia infielder José Rodríguez – received one-year suspensions. Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball in February for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the leagues investigation.
