Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in federal court Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help associates in their native Dominican Republic win prop bets placed on pitches they threw.

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Luis Ortiz and his Guardians teammate, Emmanuel Clase, both face multiple federal charges related to illegal gambling activities.

Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on a host of charges related to an alleged scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown in MLB games. Ortiz is in custody.

Ortiz was arrested Sunday in Boston and will appear in court Monday. Clase was not in custody as of early Sunday afternoon.

The Cleveland Guardians offseason couldn't have gotten off to a worse start. On Sunday, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that Guardians starting pitcher Luis Ortiz a