Clase suspended for betting investigation

[welch]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/07/28/emmanuel-clase-mlb-gambling-investigation/

[imref]

batting? Pitchers don't do that anymore.

[bluestreak]

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1mbmhax/emmanuel_clases_statcast_waste_pitches_not_even/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Apparently you can bet on whether the first pitch of an inning will be a ball or strike.

[welch]

Suspensions extended.

CLEVELAND — Major League Baseball and the players association have agreed to extend the non-disciplinary paid leave for Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz “until further notice,” as the league continues its sports betting investigation into both Cleveland Guardians pitchers. They were previously placed on paid leave through Aug. 31.

[welch]

Yet, Cleveland is coming on strong. even after losing these two.

[imref]

Ortiz and Chase have been indicted.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Ortiz and Chase have been indicted.

Clase? was that phone autocorrect?

[imref]

Clase? was that phone autocorrect?

yes. Clase. Saw they started cheating in 2023.

[imref]

MLB announces a limit of $200 on pitch-level bets.

https://www.mlb.com/news/limits-on-pitch-level-markets-announced

[HalfSmokes]

How can the mlb possible have the authority to enforce that?

[imref]

How can the mlb possible have the authority to enforce that?

their betting partners can enforce it.

[Slateman]

I just can't imagine flushing millions of dollars down the drain on something like this. I keep hoping it will come out that he was blackmailed or coerced somehow.

[blue911]

I just can't imagine flushing millions of dollars down the drain on something like this. I keep hoping it will come out that he was blackmailed or coerced somehow.

It’s a mind boggling level of stupidity