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Kentucky probes Ortiz, Díaz cockfighting claims; no action, Díaz sidelined

5/15/2026

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Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming investigated social-media claims linking Jose Ortiz, Irad Ortiz and Edwin Díaz to a 2025 Puerto Rico cockfighting tournament and took no administrative action.
A Club Gallistico de Puerto Rico Facebook post on Dec. 17, 2025 listed the Ortiz brothers as participants in the tournament.
Díaz, who signed a three-year, $69-million deal in December 2025, later announced elbow surgery that will sideline him until the season’s second half.

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Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming investigated social-media claims linking Jose Ortiz, Irad Ortiz and Edwin Díaz to a 2025 Puerto Rico cockfighting tournament and took no administrative action.
A Club Gallistico de Puerto Rico Facebook post on Dec. 17, 2025 listed the Ortiz brothers as participants in the tournament.
Díaz, who signed a three-year, $69-million deal in December 2025, later announced elbow surgery that will sideline him until the season’s second half.