Cleveland Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz was placed on paid leave Thursday and is facing a gambling investigation from the league, according to multiple reports. Ortiz, 26, was expected to start the Guardians’ game Thursday night against the Chicago Cubs but will instead be on leave through July 18,

MLB said Ortiz’s paid leave is through the end of the All-Star break; players return to their teams July 17 and games resume the following day.

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.

The Milwaukee Brewers arguably have the most exciting rookie pitcher in baseball right now. Jacob Misiorowski has taken the league by storm since making his big

Jacob Misiorowski finally got knocked around Wednesday, serving up back-to-back homers as the Brewers lost to the Mets at Citi Field.

A big part of that pitching has come from 23-year-old Jacob Misiorowski. While he’s coming off his worst start of the year, he was nearly unhittable before that. Those standout performances came in June and earned Misiorowski the National League Rookie of the Month award on Thursday.

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Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, MLB's home run leader, and AL League Rookie of the Year candidate Jacob Wilson of the Athletics are among the All-Star Game starters.