Guardians' Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz indicted in alleged pitch-rigging scheme

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00:00We've got major breaking news in Major League Baseball.

00:03Two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians, Emmanuel Classé and Luis Ortiz,

00:07have been indicted by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn on charges tied to an alleged scheme to rig bets on individual pitches.

00:14According to federal court filings, prosecutors say Classé and Ortiz agreed in advance with co-conspirators

00:20to throw specific types of pitches, including intentionally throwing balls instead of strikes or altering pit speed

00:27so that certain prop bets on those pitches would pay off.

00:31Ortiz was reportedly arrested at Boston's Logan Airport, while Classé has not yet been taken into custody.

00:37The indictment includes charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, honest services fraud, bribery, and money laundering.

00:44Authorities say the scheme generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit winnings.

00:49For Major League Baseball, which has embraced legal sports betting partnerships in recent years,

00:53this indictment raises serious questions about how the league monitors prop betting and protects its game from data abuse.

01:01This story is still developing, so stay with New York Post Sports for updates

01:04as more details emerge from the Brooklyn Courthouse and MLB's own investigation.