Emmanuel Clase prepared to pitch for the Tiburones de La Guaira of the Venezuelan LVBP this winter, as first reported by Daniel Alvarez Montes of El Extrabase. According to a new report from The Athletics Evan Drellichthe Cleveland Guardians will not grant Clase the clearance he needs to play in a winter league outside his home country.
Clase was born in the Dominican Republic, so neither the Guardians nor MLB could have stopped him from playing in LIDOM. Still, if ESPN’s Enrique Rojas Noted earlier this month, LIDOM independently decided to ban Clase (and his Guardians teammate Luis Ortiz) from playing in the Dominican Republic this winter. So Clase turned to the Tiburones instead of the Estrellas Orientales, the LIDOM team he played for in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 offseasons. suggests Alvarez Montes the Tiburones will try to challenge the Guardians’ decision, but they are not likely to win the fight.
Class And Ortiz have been on non-disciplinary paid administrative leave since July due to an ongoing MLB investigation involving sports betting. Their furlough was originally scheduled to last through August 31, but on August 31, the MLB and the MLBPA agreed. to extend the leave “until further notice.”
In a short explanation In announcing the indefinite extension, the Guardians made it clear they would make no further comment until the investigation was completed. No meaningful details have emerged since then about either player’s situation or future in the MLB. Zack Meisel of athletics reported during Cleveland’s season-ending press conference on October 7 that there was “still no clarity” on Clase or Ortiz. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti suggested he is hopeful the investigation will be completed this offseason, but he could not provide a concrete timeline. “We have to plan as if they won’t be there,” the director explained.
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