Overview
- MLB will provide documents and answers to the Senate Commerce Committee by Dec. 5 after indictments of Guardians relievers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, who have pleaded not guilty.
- Authorized sportsbooks now cap individual‑pitch wagers at $200 and bar those props from parlays, and Manfred said no additional gambling rules are planned for now.
- MLB’s internal investigation into the Guardians pitchers continues without a timetable; both players were placed on paid leave in July.
- Manfred emphasized betting‑market monitoring to detect suspicious patterns and said MLB is evaluating issues around prediction markets.
- Labor tensions surfaced at owners meetings as Manfred declined to detail any salary‑cap push, reiterating his goal to avoid lost 2027 games, while touting new national media‑rights deals and a PitchCom extension through 2031.