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J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content. A veteran of 20 years of sports coverage for daily newspapers in California, J.P. covered MLB, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Los Angeles Angels (occasionally of Anaheim) from 2012-23 for the Southern California News Group. His first book, The 50 Greatest Dodgers Games of All-Time, published in 2015. In 2016, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for breaking news coverage. He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.
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Major League Baseball announced Monday that Cleveland Guardians All-Star Emmanuel Clase was going on paid administrative leave while the league investigates the pitcher’s connections to possible illegal betting.
Clase joined Guardians teammate Luis Ortiz, who was effectively given a paid vacation while the league looks into any possible intent behind two pitches he threw that yielded suspicious prop betting activity.
Originally suspended through the All-Star break, Ortiz’s absence was extended through Aug. 31 to match Clase’s suspension.
Now, neither pitcher has a locker in the Guardians’ clubhouse, according to Zack Meisel of The Athletic on Twitter/X.
The lockers for Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been cleared out in the Guardians’ clubhouse.
— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) August 1, 2025
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Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after the final out to defeat the National League 5-3 during the 94th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Globe Life Field on July 16,…
Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians reacts after the final out to defeat the National League 5-3 during the 94th MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard at Globe Life Field on July 16, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.
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