The Dominican pitcher Luis Ortizof the Cleveland Guardiansis under investigation by Major Leagues And it was placed in an absence list would not discipline until the end of the recess for the stars game, period in which it will continue to receive its salary, according to the MLB.
Although the maximum baseball entity and the organization did not offer further details about the case, the reporter Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic pointed out that the investigation would be for an alleged case of bets.
The Quequeyano planned to open this Thursday’s challenge for the Guardians against the puppies in the Wrigley Field. Instead, Cleveland is expected to rise to left -handed Joey Cantillo to assume such responsibility.
“The Cleveland Guardians launcher, Luis Ortiz, has been placed in an absence list would not discipline, in which he will continue to receive his salary, until the culmination of the recess for the star game, due to an MLB investigation,” said the office of the largest in a bulletin. “We will not make comments about it until the investigation has been completed.”
Similarly, the Guardians also issued a statement on the case of their pitcher.
“The Guardians have been notified by the major leagues that Luis Ortiz has been placed in an absence list after an agreement with the Association of Peloteros for an investigation in process. The guardians are not allowed to comment anything else at the moment and will respect the privacy of the investigative process of the League,” the club said.
Year of debut with Cleveland
Ortiz, 26, is in his first contest with Cleveland, a currency that acquired it in a exchange with the Pittsburgh pirates who involved the toletero Spencer Horwitz on December 10. In 16 openings in the current contest, the native of San Pedro de Macorís recorded an effectiveness of 4.36, with a 1.38 whip, at the same time in which he struck out 96 rivals and gave 42 passports in a period of 88.2 entries thrown.
The right -hander reached the great tent with the buccaneros in 2022.
