CLEVELAND (WJW) -- Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers have been indicted, according to court documents.

Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are accused of conspiring with bettors to rig pitches in professional baseball games so that the bettors would profit from illegal wagers, according to the documents.

In a media release, the two face charges of fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery, and money laundering conspiracy.

“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 winnings,” stated FBI Assistant Director in Charge Raia in the release. “The defendants' alleged greed not only es

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