Dodgers pitcher, horse racing jockeys linked to cockfighting in Puerto Rico
All-Star closer Edwin Díaz and brothers Jose and Irad Ortiz were allegedly linked to illegal cockfighting in Puerto Rico through social medi
All-Star closer Edwin Díaz and brothers Jose and Irad Ortiz were allegedly linked to illegal cockfighting in Puerto Rico through social media posts, according to reporting from USA Today.
Original reporting: LA Times, California.
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