MLB is investigating Luis Ortiz and placed the Cleveland Guardians pitcher on nondisciplinary paid leave, the league announced Thursday. The Guardians said they were "not permitted to comment" on the reason.

ESPN's Jeff Passan confirmed MLB is investigating Ortiz for gambling-related activities. The Athletic's Zack Meisel noted Ortiz, who was scheduled to start Thursday's game against the Chicago Cubs, is on "non-disciplinary paid leave" and he will be out at least through the All-Star break.

A Cleveland Guardians pitcher has been placed on leave under mysterious circumstances. The news involving Luis Ortiz was announced by the team on Thursday. Cleveland did not provide details but confirmed an MLB investigation was underway.

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Clayton Kershaw became the latest member of MLB's exclusive 3,000-strikeouts club, painting the outside corner on Vinny Capra with a sixth-inning slider in a Los Angeles Dodgers walk-off victory at Dodger Stadium.

The starting lineups for the MLB All-Star game are here. The players who received the most fan votes were announced on Wednesday, and the reserves will be revealed on July 6. Here's a look at the starters for each league,

The MLB All-Star starters for the American and National League were revealed on Wednesday ahead of the July 15th All-Star Game at Atlanta's Truist Park on Fox.