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Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase faced additional allegations of pitch tampering to benefit bettors in a new document filed Thursday.
Clase is accused of making suspicious pitches to benefit those who bet on him in at least 48 games, according to ESPN. The initial indictment filed in November accused Clase of rigging pitches in specific games between May 2023 and June 2025.
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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase (48) throws a pitch during the ninth inning against the Athletics at Progressive Field on July 18, 2025. (Ken Blaze/Image Images)
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Clase has pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted bribes to help players win bets on his pitches. He was released on $600,000 bail, surrendered his passport and was ordered to limit his travel to New York and Ohio, refrain from gambling and submit to GPS monitoring.
Clase allegedly began soliciting and receiving bribes and kickback payments for agreeing to make specific pitches in April, according to the indictment. In one case, according to the indictment, Clase used his phone in the middle of a game to coordinate with a bettor about a pitch he would make.
Bettors allegedly won $400,000 from betting platforms on releases made by Clase between 2023 and 2025.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco on June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
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Clase’s attorney, Michael Ferrara, said in October that Clase maintained his innocence.
“Emmanuel Clase has dedicated his life to baseball and has done everything in his power to help his team win,” he said at the time.
Clase and his partner Luis Ortiz were involved in the alleged plan. Ortiz allegedly joined the scheme in June 2025.
Ortiz’s attorney, Christos N. Georgalis, filed the document Thursday, saying federal prosecutors are making the allegations against Clase and argued that his client’s case be handled separately from Clase’s.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase reacts after the Guardians defeated the Baltimore Orioles in a baseball game in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
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Georgalis said a jury could find Ortiz guilty by association.
