Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz is the subject of a Major League Baseball gambling investigation and was placed on non-disciplinary leave Thursday, two people with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity due to the nature of the investigation.

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was supposed to start against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday in the middle of what's been an up-and-down season for the SP acquired in December in the Spencer Horwitz trade. But news broke on Thursday that the starter had been placed on "non-disciplinary paid leave." What's going on there?

Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was placed on leave Thursday amid an MLB investigation, the team announced.