Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase has been temporarily benched by Major League Baseball due to his alleged role in a sports gambling investigation , the team announced. The fourth-best closer in the league, with 24 saves in 48 games pitched to date this season , was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31, ESPN first reported Monday. Clase is the second Guardians player impacted by the betting probe, just weeks after his teammate and right-hander Luis Ortiz was placed on the same leave starting July 3. In a statement, the Guardians said "We have been informed that no additional players or club personnel are expected to be impacted" by the investigation. "I'm not happy. This stinks," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said in a pregame interview before the team's Monday n

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