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The Cleveland Guardians are going to have to change their original trade deadline plans after Emmanuel Clase was suspended on Monday.
Cade Smith's first opportunity to save a game in Emmanuel Clase's place turned into a nightmare outing for the Guardians righty.
Emmanuel Clase, the Cleveland Guardians reliever who is one of the league’s top closers, was placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through Aug. 31 as part of a sports betting investigation, Major League Baseball announced on Monday.
Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase — a rumored MLB trade deadline target — has been placed on paid leave in connection with a sports-gambling investigation, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Monday. Clase is reportedly on leave through Aug. 31, per The Athletic's Zack Meisel.
What Gaddis and Clase did was pitch in both ends of Saturday’s day-night doubleheader against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Gaddis threw a scoreless ninth inning in the opener, a 5-3 loss in 10 innings. He came back with a scoreless eighth inning in the nightcap of the Guardians’ 6-4 win.
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