"Per an agreement with the MLBPA, Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through games on August 31st while MLB continues its sports betting investigation," MLB said in its statement. "We will not comment further until the investigation has been completed."

Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on paid leave due to a betting investigation. This is the same fate teammate Luis Ortiz met.

MLB executives have disclosed a rather surprising take on Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase before the MLB trade deadline.

The Diamondbacks are the team of intrigue this deadline. They've remained reasonably close to a playoff spot (5 ½ games entering Thursday) despite losing one key player after another to injury. Ace Corbin Burnes, catcher Gabriel Moreno, and reliever Justin Martinez are just three of 14 Diamondbacks currently on the shelf.