Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted Sunday in New York on federal charges involving rigged bets on individual pitches in Major League Baseball games.

The Dominican right-handers had been placed on leave by MLB since July while the league conducted an investigation into sports gambling surrounding them.

Ortiz was arrested Sunday in Boston and will appear in court on Monday while Clase is not in custody.

Prosecutors in Brooklyn charged Clase, a 27-year-old closing reliever, and Ortiz, a 26-year-old starter, with being part of a scheme with corrupt bettors who placed hundreds of thousands of dollars in wagers on specific throws.

Charges included wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by b

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