Source: New York Post
Disgraced All-Star relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase texted about placing bets — just not on baseball — according to one bettor involved in the alleged scheme. Clase, who was indicted in a bombshell sports betting scheme in November alongside fellow Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz, exchanged messages about wagers tied to his legal rooster-fighting operation in the Dominican Republic, according to newly unsealed court filings reviewed by the New York Times. In the joint filing by attorneys for the two pitchers, Clase was referred to as a “well-publicized breeder and participant in rooster fighting activities,” arguing that prosecutors misinterpreted conversations about roosters and horses as coded references to illegal activity.
