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MLB Caps Pitch Bets, Suspends Two Pitchers for 2025

6/12/2026

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  • MLB announced a $200 cap on individual pitch-level wagers, prohibiting those bets from any parlay.
  • Commissioner Robert D. Manfred praised the industry’s cooperation on a national solution to protect pitch-level market integrity.
  • Pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were placed on non-disciplinary leave for the 2025 season.
  • Prosecutors say the pair conspired with bettors, earning at least $400,000 from Clase’s pitches and $12,000 for Ortiz to miss a strike.