North Shore Nine on Instagram: "NEW details emerge in the Luis Ortiz gambling investigation—according to Tenchy Rodriguez, the "irrefutable" evidence against Ortiz dates all the way back to last season when he was still pitching for the Pirates. Ortiz, who was traded to Cleveland in December for Spencer Horwitz, is under scrutiny alongside Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase. #Pirates #MLB #Gambling #LuisOrtiz #NorthShoreNine"
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11K likes, 201 comments - northshorenine on August 2, 2025: "NEW details emerge in the Luis Ortiz gambling investigation—according to Tenchy Rodriguez, the "irrefutable" evidence against Ortiz dates all the way back to last season when he was still pitching for the Pirates. Ortiz, who was traded to Cleveland in December for Spencer Horwitz, is under scrutiny alongside Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase. #Pirates #MLB #Gambling #LuisOrtiz #NorthShoreNine".

It’s wild that MLB was investigating this last season and didn’t say anything when Pittsburgh traded him to Cleveland. How much did the Pirates know before the trade?

    • headie_sage@fanaticus.socialEnglish
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      10 days ago

      If they were fixing games that could lead to criminal charges. Uncle Sam also frowns on using unlicensed bookies. Just using fan fuel or the like and betting on MLB isn’t illegal AFAIK, just against MLB rules.

  • headie_sage@fanaticus.socialEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I wonder if MLB informed Cleveland they were investigating or were even allowed to given the CBA. I would guess they weren’t but that’s still a pretty wild situation.