# Trial begins in alleged pitch-rigging gambling scheme involving Guardians’ Clase and Ortiz

https://mins.news/en/video/129979

- ABC News, 2026-11-05 02:14 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U82UBK4d5ME

> Prosecutors accuse Cleveland Guardians players Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz of manipulating their pitches as part of a gambling scheme and taking bribes.

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