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.

Clase, 27, and Ortiz, 26, were both charged with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery and money laundering conspiracy. The top charges carry a potential punishment of up to 20 years in prison in the event of a conviction.

“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 wi

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