VIDEO SHOWS: CLEVELAND GUARDIANS PITCHER, LUIS ORTIZ, EXITING FEDERAL COURT RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (STRINGR.COM – Access all) 1. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS PITCHER, LUIS ORTIZ, EXITING FEDERAL COURT SURROUNDED BY MEDIA/ ORTIZ GETTING INTO VEHICLE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 2. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOS OF ORTIZ LEAVING THE COURT BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 10, 2025) (STRINGR.COM – Access all) 3. EXTERIOR OF COURTHOUSE STORY: Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in a Boston courthouse on Monday (November 10) after being charged for his alleged role in a scheme to rig bets on pitches during Major League Baseball games. Ortiz and teammate Emmanuel Clase allegedly agreed in advance to throw balls rather than strikes for specific pitches in exchange for bribes to rig proposition bets, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Proposition bets, known as "prop bets," are related to events or statistics within a game. An attorney for Ortiz said he was innocent of the charges. "He has never, and would never, improperly influence a game, not for anyone and not for anything," attorney Chris Georgalis said in a statement. "There is no credible evidence Luis knowingly did anything other than try to win games, with every pitch and in every inning," Georgalis said. "Luis looks forward to fighting these charges in court. The government's case is weak and circumstantial." Ortiz was arrested in Boston on Sunday and will be arraigned in the Eastern District of New York at a later date. Clase was not in U.S. custody as of Sunday. The pair face decades in prison if found guilty. (Production: Gerardo Gomez) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
