Guardians’ Luis Ortiz placed on leave by MLB amid gambling investigation, AP sources say
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was placed on non-disciplinary leave on Thursday due to a gambling research by Major League Baseball two people with knowledge of the research advised The Associated Press The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the nature of the review The Athletic was the first to overview that Ortiz s suspension was related to gambling MLB disclosed Ortiz s paid leave is through the end of the All-Star break when players return to their teams July and games resume the following day It can be extended if the inquiry remains ongoing MLB and the Guardians had no further comment on the assessment Ortiz returned to Cleveland on Wednesday night The -year old Ortiz is in his first season with Cleveland after he was acquired in a bargain with Pittsburgh last December The right-hander is - with a ERA and strikeouts in starts this season The nine losses are tied for the most of in the American League In four big-league seasons Ortiz is - with a ERA and one save Ortiz was slated to be the starting pitcher for Thursday night s match at the Chicago Cubs Instead left-hander Joey Cantillo will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus Cantillo is - with one save and a ERA in appearances this season Cleveland - has dropped a season-high six straight games and is - since May The examination into Ortiz comes a little more than a year after MLB suspended five players for gambling including a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano MLB mentioned Marcano placed baseball bets totaling more than with a legal sportsbook in and Athletics pitcher Michael Kelly and three minor leaguers San Diego pitcher Jay Groome Arizona pitcher and Philadelphia infielder Jos Rodr guez received one-year suspensions Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball in February for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league s scrutiny
