Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted on charges related to a gambling scheme , the latest in a string of betting scandals that have rocked sports.

Two and a half weeks after indicting an NBA player and two coaches for their alleged roles in gambling schemes, the United States Attorney's Office out of the Eastern District of New York accused Clase and Ortiz of rigging individual pitches to benefit unnamed bettors. The indictment alleges that Clase and Ortiz received kickbacks for agreeing to manipulate their performance so that associates could profit from bets on their individual pitches' location and velocity.

"Through this scheme, the defendants defrauded betting platforms, deprived Major League Baseball and the Cleveland Guardians o

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