Ortiz Put on Paid Leave in MLB Gambling Probe
Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is on non disciplinary paid leave as MLB investigates gambling links tied to two pitches with unusual activity during June starts at Seattle and against St Louis. The probe followed alerts from a betting integrity firm IC360. ESPN and The Athletic reported on related details.
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Kershaw Reaches 3000th Strikeout With Final Outs
Clayton Kershaw finally reached 3000 strikeouts with Vinny Capra called out on a third strike to end the sixth inning. The milestone comes in Kershaw’s 18th season with the Dodgers as he joins Johnson and Gibson as the only pitchers to post 3000+ strikeouts for a single team. Freddie Freeman drove in Shohei Ohtani late for a 5 4 Dodgers win.
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Guardians swept by Cubs as skid hits seven at Wrigley
Cleveland exited a 1-0 10 inning loss at Chicago after being outhit but shut out for the 10th time. Emmanuel Clase yielded the deciding sac fly in the 10th as Cade Horton impressed over seven innings. Jose Ramirez extended an 0-for-21 slide. Vogt praised Horton's changeup and noted Cleveland's batting woes.
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Belmont softball star Maya Johnson withdraws from portal
Maya Johnson, a top Division I pitcher, will stay at Belmont for her redshirt senior season after withdrawing from the transfer portal. She says academic reasons and loyalty to Belmont drove the decision, despite numerous offers from about 120 schools. Johnson, a former St. Joseph Academy standout from Columbia Station, emphasized NIL was not her motive.
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Crushers rally to 3 1 win over Joliet Slammers
Lake Erie Crushers win 3 1 over Joliet Slammers at Crushers Stadium for their first home and series sweep of the season. Darrien Ragins allowed one run in six innings with four strikeouts as 4 614 fans cheered Red White and Boom Night.
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