In new documents filed in New York District Court, prosecutors have identified 18 specific pitches Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase threw from 2023 to 2025 they will argue were part of a sports betting and money laundering conspiracy.

Clase and his former teammate Luis Ortiz  will appear at trial in November to face charges relating to wire fraud , money laundering, and conspiracy to influence sports contests by bribery for allegedly agreeing to inform co-conspirators on specific pitches they would throw in MLB games.

The 18 pitches were thrown between May 19, 2023, to May 28, 2025, with one such pitch being thrown by Clase in game 1 of the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers.

Clase, a star reliever for the Guardians, was placed on non-disciplinary leave in July 2025 per an agreement with the Players Association and never returned to the Guardians. Ortiz was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave on July 3, 2025, and also never returned to the team.

According to the indictment for both players, Clase and Ortiz allegedly agreed in advance with their co-conspirators on specific pitches they would throw in MLB games. The co-conspirators used this information to place hundreds of fraudulent bets on those pitches.

Federal prosecutors will argue the following 18 pitches were thrown by Clase with advance knowledge provided to co-conspirators:

Beginning around May 2023, Clase allegedly agreed with corrupt sports bettors to rig prop bets on particular pitches he threw. Co-conspirators wagered on speed and type of Clase’s pitches, based on what information the pitcher told them prior to a game. He would often throw the rigged pitches on the first pitch of an at-bat.

To ensure pitches were called balls, Clase often threw them into the dirt. Co-conspirators bet and won thousands of dollars at online sportsbooks with this information.