Overview

• Hector Gomez reported on X that Emmanuel Clase will never pitch in MLB again and described the gambling evidence against him as irrefutable.
• Major League Baseball placed Clase and teammate Luis Ortiz on non-disciplinary paid leave in July during an ongoing gambling investigation.
• The league has offered no public update since August, when it said the paid leave for both pitchers would continue until further notice.
• The probe began after betting-integrity monitors flagged suspicious activity in June and later widened to include Clase following initial alerts tied to Ortiz.
• Cleveland’s bullpen depth took another hit as midseason addition Carlos Hernández elected free agency in October after being removed from the 40-man roster to promote Parker Messick.