"Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians were indicted and accused of rigging pitches at the behest of gamblers. MLB said Monday the limits were agreed to by sportsbook operators representing more than 98% of the U.S. betting market. The league said in a statement that pitch-level bets on outcomes of pitch velocity and of balls and strikes "present heightened integrity risks because they focus on one-off events that can be determined by a single player and can be inconsequential to the outcome of the game.""
"Cleveland pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were indicted Sunday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain types of pitches. They were charged with wire fraud conspiracy, honest services wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery and money laundering conspiracy. The indictment says they helped two unnamed gamblers in the Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 on bets placed on the speed and outcome of certain pitches, including some that landed in the dirt."
Major League Baseball and authorized sportsbook operators agreed to cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and ban those bets from parlays. Operators representing more than 98% of the U.S. betting market joined the agreement. MLB characterized pitch-level bets on pitch velocity and balls-and-strikes as presenting heightened integrity risks because they target single-player, one-off events that can be inconsequential to game outcomes. The action is intended to reduce incentives for misconduct by lowering payouts and preventing circumvention through parlays. Two Cleveland pitchers, Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, were indicted on charges alleging they accepted bribes to throw certain pitches.
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