Sports
November 11, 2025
MLB Partners with Major Sportsbooks to Enforce $200 Cap on Pitch-Level Bets
Major League Baseball (MLB) has put new limits on micro-betting, setting a $200 cap on bets for single pitches and taking them out of parlay options. They shared this news on Monday, just a day after two Cleveland Guardians pitchers faced federal charges for changing pitch results to make money from gambling. Rob Manfred Announces […]
Sports
November 11, 2025
Cleveland Pitcher Luis Ortiz Released on $500,000 Bail
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz walked free on $500,000 bail on Monday after showing up in a Boston federal courtroom. He faces claims of taking bribes linked to illegal sports betting. Prosecutors say Ortiz and teammate Emmanuel Clase took money from gamblers in the Dominican Republic. In return, they tried to sway the outcome of […]
Sports
November 10, 2025
Cleveland Guardians in the Midst of a Baseball Betting Scandal
The Cleveland Guardians are willing to cooperate with a new investigation that has targeted two of their pitchers – Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, both of whom are said to have colluded with other conspirators to place bets, fumble plays, and score wins on betting outcomes. MLB Pitchers Let Down Fans and the League The […]
Sports
October 30, 2025
MLB Takes Action to Stop “Micro Prop” Betting in Ohio
Major League Baseball is working to limit “micro prop” betting, bets on specific in-game events, due to rising worries about professional sports integrity. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said league officials told him they were about to finalize deals with most big betting companies to remove these types of wagers from baseball markets. Governor DeWine Warns […]
Industry
October 27, 2025
Commissioner Manfred Defends MLB’s Partnerships with Gambling Companies
Like other major sports leagues, MLB has both benefited from and contributed to the rise of sports betting. Accordingly, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred justified the league’s partnerships with gambling companies, describing them as an essential means of identifying and preventing misconduct. MLB Commissioner Defends the League’s Relationship With Betting Companies Manfred has explained […]
Sports
October 16, 2025
Emanuel Clase Faces MLB Ban Over Betting Investigation
The Cleveland Guardians could be without one of their top pitchers for good. Reports suggest that star closer Emanuel Clase may never pitch in Major League Baseball again following a sports betting investigation. End of Career? According to Héctor Gómez, sports editor for Z101Digital.com in the Dominican Republic, the evidence against Clase is “irrefutable”, and […]
Sports
September 2, 2025
Baseball Athletes Remain Suspended as MLB Gambling Probe Deepens
Major League Baseball (MLB) has confirmed that Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid suspension until further notice as the league progresses with its investigation into their suspected gambling rule violations. This development extends one of MLB’s most public integrity controversies in recent years and could lead to substantial […]
Sports
September 1, 2025
Bookmaker in Ohtani Gambling Scandal Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Mathew Bowyer, a Southern California bookmaker who accepted thousands of sports bets from Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, was sentenced on Friday to just over a year in prison after extensively cooperating with authorities. Bowyer Sentenced to Prison Time for Involvement in Ohtani Case The case involving Bowyer, a father of five from San Juan Capistrano, […]
Sports
August 14, 2025
Ohio, MLB Probe Guardians Pitchers in Betting Case
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) has confirmed it is actively working with Major League Baseball (MLB) to complete the investigation of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz. Flagged Wagers According to the commission, an Ohio-licensed sportsbook initially alerted them on June 30 regarding suspicious wagering activity connected to a number of Guardians […]
Sports
July 29, 2025
Emmanuel Clase Becomes Second Cleveland Pitcher to Get in Trouble, Part of Betting Investigation
The Cleveland Guardians are not having it easily, with Major League Baseball’s franchise facing an investigation into some of its best players over their alleged flouting of gambling rules and involvement in sports betting. Second Player from the Guardians Is Facing an Investigation Linked to Betting Patterns The league has moved to expand its initial […]