"Clase and Ortiz have been on non-disciplinary paid administrative leave since July, due to an ongoing MLB investigation related to sports betting. Their leave was originally scheduled to last through August 31, but on August 31, MLB and the MLBPA agreed to extend the leave "until further notice." In a short statement announcing the indefinite extension, the Guardians made clear that they would not comment further until the investigation was complete."
"Indeed, no meaningful details have since emerged about the situation or either player's future in MLB. The Athletic's Zack Meisel reported from Cleveland's end-of-season press conference on October 7 that there was "still no clarity" regarding either Clase or Ortiz. President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti suggested he's hopeful the investigation wraps up over the offseason, but he wasn't able to offer a concrete timeline. "We have to plan as if they won't be here," the executive explained."
The Guardians will not grant Emmanuel Clase the required approval to play winter ball in Venezuela's LVBP, blocking his attempt to join the Tiburones de La Guaira. Clase is a Dominican native and had been expected to play in LIDOM, but LIDOM independently prohibited both Clase and teammate Andrés Ortiz from participating in the Dominican Republic this winter. Clase turned to the Tiburones after the LIDOM ban, but the Guardians' refusal is unlikely to be overturned. Clase and Ortiz have been on paid administrative leave since July amid an MLB sports-betting investigation, and the leave was extended indefinitely with no clear timeline for resolution.
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