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GMs Uneasy About Gambling Fallout After Emmanuel Clase, Luis Ortiz Charges

At GM meetings in Las Vegas, executives wrestled with gambling fallout after Clase and Ortiz were charged in a pitch-fixing scheme. Cubs boss Jed Hoyer warned phone betting makes abuse inevitable, while Scott Boras urged a full ban on pitch props, calling $200 limits meaningless. Others stressed player safety, yet many GMs deflected responsibility toward MLB's betting ties.