Overview
- Commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB will respond fully, cooperatively and on time to the Senate Commerce Committee’s request for gambling investigation records.
- The committee, led by Cruz and Cantwell, asked for written responses and documents by Dec. 5 tied to alleged pitch-fixing involving Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz.
- Clase and Ortiz have pleaded not guilty and remain on paid leave; Manfred said the league’s internal investigation is ongoing with no timetable.
- MLB and major sportsbooks imposed a $200 limit on bets tied to individual pitches and barred those props from parlays, and Manfred indicated no additional gambling rules are under discussion.
- Federal filings allege bettors won roughly $400,000 tied to Clase’s pitches and at least $60,000 tied to Ortiz’s, and both players could face a lifetime ban under league discipline.