Major League Baseball cautioned Maryland regulators in 2021 about allowing a “particularly risky” type of bet now at the center of a gambling scandal involving two Cleveland Guardians pitchers, according to Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency records.

MLB announced a new 3-year agreement Wednesday with ESPN, NBC and Netflix that has ESPN taking over local broadcasts for the teams that were being produced by MLB. That includes the Guardians.

Don't expect the Guardians to operate any differently this winter than last, especially with a potential league work stoppage on the horizon

Rob Manfred said MLB will respond “fully and cooperatively” to an inquiry from a Senate committee that requested info regarding its gambling probes.

FBI arrests Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz as feds charge him and teammate Emmanuel Clase in a $450K MLB pitch-rigging scheme.

By 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, teams had to add eligible prospects to their 40-man rosters to protect them from next month's Rule 5 Draft. The Guardians added four such prospects: infielder Angel Genao, outfielder Kahlil Watson, and right-handed pitchers Austin Peterson and Yorman Gómez, according to the official MLB transactions log.

The Cleveland Guardians will be on a new network for the 2026 MLB season. On Wednesday, Nov. 19, it was announced that the Guardians will now be on ESPN, who no