Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on a host of charges tied to allegedly rigging pitches thrown during Major League Baseball games, according to a 23-page indictment unsealed Sunday at a Brooklyn, N.Y., courthouse.
The two have been on paid leave from the league since July and now face charges of wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery and money laundering conspiracy related to a scheme to predetermine certain pitches that netted bettors hundreds of thousands in winnings.
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Ortiz was arrested Sunday in Boston and will appear in court Monday. Clase was not in custody as of early Sunday afternoon; he is out of the country, according to a law enforcement source.
If convicted on all charges, the pitchers face up to 65 years
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