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Jose Ramirez won’t be leaving Cleveland anytime soon. The third baseman signed a seven-year, $175 million extension to keep him with the Guardians through the 2032 season. according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal includes $70 million in deferred compensation, per Passan. In 2022, Ramirez signed a seven-year, $141 million contract with Cleveland – his […]
Rob Manfred said Major League Baseball will respond “fully, cooperatively and in a timely manner” to a Senate committee inquiry that requested information about its gambling investigations. Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell sent a letter to MLB on Monday amid the scandal surrounding a pair of Guardians pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, who […]
Although federal prosecutors alleged that Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase was involved in an illegal sports betting operation, things didn’t always go according to plan. Clase, along with fellow pitcher Luis Ortiz, were indicted on Sunday, with prosecutors alleging that Clase and Ortiz “arranged in advance with their co-conspirators on specific pitches that they would call […]
After Cleveland Guardians pitchers Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase were charged in connection with a scheme to fix bets on pitches thrown during games, Ortiz was arrested Sunday and his attorney said his client was innocent of the charges. According to the indictment, the two conspirators “agreed in advance with their co-conspirators that they would […]
