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Cleveland Guardians right-hander Luis Ortiz is nether probe by Major League Baseball and has been placed connected nondisciplinary paid permission done July 17, the league said successful a connection Thursday.
MLB did not item specifics of the investigation.
Ortiz had been scheduled to commencement for the Guardians connected Thursday nighttime against the Chicago Cubs.
"The Guardians person been notified that Luis Ortiz has been placed connected permission per an statement with the Players Association owed to an ongoing league investigation," the squad said successful a statement. "The Guardians are not permitted to remark further astatine this clip and volition respect the league's confidential investigative process."
His permission comes amid a descent for the Guardians, who person mislaid six consecutive games to driblet to 40-44. While Cleveland remains successful 2nd spot successful the American League Central, it trails first-place Detroit by 12½ games.
A 26-year-old starting pitcher, Ortiz was acquired by Cleveland from Pittsburgh implicit the wintertime arsenic portion of the three-team commercialized successful which the Guardians sent 2nd baseman Andres Gimenez to Toronto. With a 4-9 grounds and 4.36 ERA, Ortiz has been a staple successful a Guardians rotation whose 4.13 ERA ranks 18th successful MLB.
Ortiz signed with the Pirates successful 2018 astatine 19 years old, acold aboriginal than the emblematic prospect, and didn't scope full-season shot until 2021. He rapidly changeable done the Pittsburgh enactment and debuted successful 2022, yet throwing 238⅓ innings and posting a 3.93 ERA successful his 3 seasons with the Pirates.
