Santo Domingo – Prominent Dominican pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have filed a lawsuit against the Dominican Republic Professional Baseball League (Lidom). The legal action arises after the prohibition of participating with the Estrellas Orientales in the current winter season.
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The legal document, identified as act number 1295/2025 and dated October 22, seeks to ensure the players’ right to participate in the local league. Lidom ratified the veto through a report issued by its president, Vitelio Mejía, on October 13. The legal representation is in charge of lawyer Sheiner Adames Torres. The situation of Clase and Ortiz arises amidst a Major League Baseball (MLB) investigation related to alleged bets on games in which both had participated. Currently, they are unable to play with the Cleveland Guardians.Possible Moves
Meanwhile, reports from Venezuela suggest that Emmanuel Clase has reached an agreement to reinforce the Tiburones de La Guaira. However, this would be given without the authorization of its home team or Lidom.Lidom’s operations manager, Jorge Torres, explained that any movement of players to another Caribbean league requires the approval of both the team and the Dominican league itself. This case has generated great interest in the Caribbean baseball field, evoking precedents such as that of the Venezuelan Tucupita Marcano. Marcano participated in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League before being suspended for life by MLB due to his relationship with gambling. The lawsuit filed by Clase and Ortiz represents a new episode in the relations between the players and the organization that governs winter professional baseball in the Dominican Republic.Yes, we would have to lend them; as of today we have not lent to either of them.
Ángel Ovalles, vice president of operations of the Estrellas Orientales
