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- Federal prosecutors charged Emmanuel Clase (MLB pitcher) and Luis Ortiz (MLB pitcher) with conspiring with gamblers to rig pitches, and the indictment was filed on November 9.
- Clase allegedly used his cellphone to contact bettors during games to coordinate bets on his pitching.
- The bettors reportedly won about $400,000 as a result.
- Both players pleaded not guilty and were placed on paid leave.
