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Unlike basketball, where cases involving star players like Terry Rozier and Jontae Porter caused ripples, baseball is now facing its own scandal, centered on Emanuel Class and fellow pitcher Luis Ortiz. Both players have been indicted for pitch-rigging—a term that may evoke images of illicit activity—meaning they worked to manipulate the outcome of specific pitches in games.
Class, who led the league in saves three consecutive years and garnered third-place votes for the Cy Young Award, was caught in investigations that suggest he deliberately threw pitches that were easier for gamblers to predict and bet on. Similarly, Ortiz's involvement hints at a coordinated effort involving multiple players.