"Per an agreement with the MLBPA, Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave through games on August 31st while MLB continues its sports betting investigation," MLB said in its statement. "We will not comment further until the investigation has been completed."

An MLB insider has dropped a rather jarring trade revelation regarding embattled Cleveland Guardians pitcher Emmanuel Clase.

MLB's Emmanuel Clase Announcement Just Upended the Trade Deadline originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Several MLB contenders are pining to trade for a high-leverage reliever by Thursday's trade deadline, including the Yankees, Mets, Phillies, Brewers, and Dodgers.