Cleveland Guardians All-Star pitcher Emmanuel Clase was released on $600,000 bond Thursday after pleading not guilty in federal court to charges related to an alleged sports betting scheme. The FBI took the 27-year-old into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York after arriving from the Dominican Republic earlier in the morning.

Clase faces multiple federal charges , including wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, and conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery. Prosecutors allege that Clase, along with Guardians teammate Luis Ortiz, accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to assist gamblers in the Dominican Republic.

According to the indictment, bettors won at least $460,000 through wagers on the s

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