• Guardians pitchers indicted on fraud allegations

• NBA also caught up in its own gambling scandal

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz appeared in federal court on Monday on charges accusing him and teammate Emmanuel Clase of taking bribes to help associates win prop bets placed on pitches they threw.

A judge in in Boston granted Ortiz his release but with several conditions, including that he surrender his passport, restrict his travel to the US northeast and post a $500,000 bond. He must also avoid contact with anyone who could be viewed as a victim, witness or co-defendant in the case.

Ortiz, dressed in a pale green track suit, did not say anything in court. His lawyers declined to speak to reporters afterward.

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