“Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded betting platforms, deprived Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Guardians of their honest services, illegally enriched themselves and their co-conspirators, misled the public, and betrayed America's pastime,” the indictment said.

Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, Luis Ortiz and star reliever Emmanuel Clase, were indicted on Sunday for intentionally throwing bad pitches in order to enrich their gambling partners and themselves,...

“Luis Leandro Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase de la Cruz allegedly rigged their pitches in professional baseball games, so that an inner circle, and occasionally themselves, could quietly cash out their winn...