MLB commissioner addresses sport's illegal gambling scandal, will cooperate with Congress on investigation
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred pledged full cooperation with the U.S. Senate investigation into a gambling scandal involving Cleveland Guardians players Emanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz.
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The sport has been rocked by a scandal involving Cleveland Guardians players Emanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, who are accused of aiding gamblers by taking bribes to rig pitches.
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