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In our 117th episode, Mike Couillard and Jeremy Brewer discuss some key trades before diving into the updated baseball card release calendar and revisiting the Razzball staff’s 2025 predictions. You can find us on bluesky on @cardscategories.bsky.social, @mcouill7.bsky.socialAnd @jbrewer17.bsky.social. Email the pod at [email protected]. Links to things discussed in the pod: Upcoming Baseball Card Release […]
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 […]
In episode 508, Patrick, Jeffrey and Craig talk about musical anniversaries and live podcasts (not this one) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. See Spot Fix: Well, we need to re-discuss baseball gambling and federal crimes2. QO Status: Many outstanding free agents received qualifying offers last week. Who should take them?3. Rockies Horror […]
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 […]
Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted by prosecutors in Brooklyn on sports betting charges, reports ESPN’s Jeff Passanamong others. Ortiz was arrested earlier today. Clase is not currently in custody. Clase and Ortiz are accused of “wire fraud conspiracy, honest services conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sports competitions by […]
