It looks bad. That’s the underlying message from Major League Baseball after it announced Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz will be out of action at least until Aug. 31. The exact wording of the news was this: “MLB and the MLBPA have agreed to extend Guardians pitcher Luis Ortiz’s non-disciplinary paid leave through games of Aug.

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Luis Ortiz, who was placed on paid leave earlier this month while Major League Baseball investigated potential gambling-related misdeeds, has had that leave extended until Aug. 31, the team announced Friday. Said extension stems from an agreement between MLB's league office and the MLB Players Association.

The investigation is related to in-game prop bets on two pitches thrown by Ortiz that received higher activity than usual during two starts last month.