MLB spot-fixing trial begins for former Guardians pitchers Clase and Ortiz
Prosecutors allege pitchers accepted bribes to help gamblers win bets on pitch speed and outcomes; defence expected to argue they varied pitch placement strategically
Former Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz faced the start of their federal trial in Brooklyn on Monday, accused of accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to help gamblers win hundreds of thousands of dollars on prop bets in a scheme involving Major League Baseball.