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Ex-Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor testifies he didn't know gamblers bet on individual pitches
Compiled Nov 5
What happened
Bo Naylor testified Thursday that he didn't know gamblers could bet on individual pitches until the criminal case against Clase and Ortiz arose.
The detail
Naylor was traded from the Cleveland Guardians to the Milwaukee Brewers in August, weeks before Milwaukee won the World Series.
The detail
Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges after being charged a year ago.
The detail
Prosecutors say the pitchers accepted payments so gamblers could bet on individual pitches, allowing gamblers to pocket at least $460,000.
How it unfolded
2018: U.S. Supreme Court clears the way for legal sports betting expansion. · 2023: Prosecutors say Clase began providing pitch information to bettors. · 2025: Prosecutors say Clase recruited Ortiz into the betting scheme. · A year ago: Clase and Ortiz are charged with conspiracy and plead not guilty. · August: Naylor is traded from the Guardians to the Milwaukee Brewers. · Thursday: Naylor testifies at the New York sports betting trial, called out of turn due to his upcoming wedding.
By the numbers
$460,000 Gamblers' profit · $20 million Clase's contract value · $782,600 Ortiz's 2025 earnings · 39 States with legal sports betting · 2018 Year of Supreme Court ruling
Still unresolved
Naylor was stopped from answering whether he knew people bet tens of thousands of dollars on pitches after an objection was sustained.