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Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase faced further allegations of rigging pitches to benefit players in a new document filed Thursday.
Clase is accused of throwing suspicious tones to benefit those who bet on him in at least 48 games, according to ESPN. The first indictment, filed in November, accused Clase of rigging courses 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/Imagn Images)
Pakinomist Digital reached out to Clase’s attorney for comment.
Clase pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted bribes to help players win bets on his seats. He was released on $600,000 bail, surrendered his passport and was ordered to limit his travel to New York and Ohio, abstain from gambling and submit to GPS monitoring.
Clase allegedly began soliciting and receiving bribes and kickbacks to agree to throw the specific pitches in April, according to the indictment. In one instance, the indictment said, Clase used his phone in the middle of a game to coordinate with a player on a pitch he wanted to throw.
Bettors reportedly won $400,000 from betting platforms on pitches thrown by Clase between 2023 and 2025.
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco, 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 is doing everything in his power to help his team win,” he said at the time.
Clase and teammate Luis Ortiz were both implicated in the alleged scheme. Ortiz reportedly joined the scheme in June 2025.
Ortiz’s lawyer, Christos N. Georgalis, filed the document Thursday, saying federal prosecutors are bringing the charges against Clase and arguing to have his client’s case heard separately from Clase.
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 may find Ortiz guilty by association.
