Guardians' Luis Ortiz Subject Of MLB Gambling Investigation, Placed

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Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is the subject of a Major League Baseball betting examination and was put on non-disciplinary leave Thursday, two individuals with understanding of the examination told The Associated Press.


Individuals talked to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the nature of the examination.


The investigation is associated to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than normal during his starts at Seattle on June 15 and his current trip versus St. Louis on June 27. The betting activity on the pitches was flagged by a betting-integrity company and forwarded to MLB.


ESPN reported the company IC360 just recently also sent out an alert to sportsbook operators regarding Ortiz.


The Athletic was the first to report that Ortiz's suspension was related to gaming.


MLB stated Ortiz's paid leave is through completion of the All-Star break, when gamers go back to their groups July 17 and games resume the following day. It can be extended if the examination stays ongoing.


Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis L. Ortiz tosses toddler he Athletics throughout the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 21, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)


Chris Antonetti, Cleveland ´ s president of baseball operations, stated before Thursday night's video game at the Chicago Cubs that the group can continue to have contact with Ortiz, however he can't get in any of the Guardians' facilities. Ortiz went back to Cleveland on Wednesday night.


Ortiz was slated to be the starting pitcher for Thursday night ´ s series finale. Instead, left-hander Joey Cantillo was remembered from Triple-A Columbus. Cantillo is 1-0 with one save and a 3.81 ERA in 21 looks this season.


"We found out very little last night, but knew we needed to get someone here today to start today ´ s game, which truly was our focus," Antonetti said. "A lot has actually come out today, which ´ s much more info than we have.


"Our focus is we ´ ll let the investigative process play out. To the level Major League Baseball or anyone needs our because, we will clearly cooperate. But beyond that, there ´ s actually very little we can do."


Manager Stephen Vogt stated he and Antonetti attended to the group about Ortiz's situation and attempted to address questions the finest they could.


It is another problem for a Guardians squad that has dropped a season-high 6 straight games and is 9-18 given that May 1.


"Honestly, when I got the news the other day I didn ´ t know how to feel," Vogt said. "There ´ s so much unknowns with this, but you understand what? Every team goes through hardship, perhaps different kinds, however this is a resilient group. I ´ ve been through circumstances comparable to this before in my career as a gamer, and what would I have desired to hear? How would I want the manager to have actually reacted, and that ´ s what I ´ m attempting to do."


The 26-year old Ortiz is in his first season with Cleveland after he was obtained in a trade with Pittsburgh last December. The right-hander is 4-9 with a 4.36 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 16 starts this season. The 9 losses are connected for the most in the American League.


In four big-league seasons, Ortiz is 16-22 with a 4.05 ERA and one save.


The examination into Ortiz comes a little more than a year after MLB suspended five gamers for gaming, including a life time ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano. MLB said Marcano put 387 baseball bets amounting to more than $150,000 with a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023.


Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and 3 minor leaguers - San Diego pitcher Jay Groome, Arizona pitcher and Philadelphia infielder José Rodríguez - received one-year suspensions.


Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Big league Baseball in February for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who banked on baseball video games and for purposefully deleting electronic messages significant to the league ´ s examination.


Freelance writer Matt Carlson in Chicago added to this report.

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