Federal prosecutors identify 18 alleged rigged pitches for Clase trial

Federal prosecutors have identified 18 pitches, including one from a 2024 playoff game, that will form the core of their case against Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase in a pitch-rigging trial scheduled for November. The specific pitches were outlined in court documents filed in the case. Clase, one of baseball's top closers, faces federal charges related to allegedly manipulating the outcome of those pitches.