First-pitch bets could be on the chopping block as MLB investigates two Guardians pitchers. 

The state of Ohio is looking at banning “microbets,” which would include wagers on MLB’s first pitches, according to ESPN. 

Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) executive director Matt Schuler told the outlet that his department, at Gov. Mike DeWine’s request, is looking into microbets before potentially removing some player props as legal wagers.

The news comes after Guardians pitchers Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Clase were placed on leave by MLB due to a league gambling investigation.

Ortiz is being investigated after a pair of his pitches received unusual gambling activity. 

Both pitches received heavy action on the first pitch of the inning to be a ball or hit batsman before Ortiz proceeded to throw the ball well out of the strike zone. 

Clase’s connection to the investigation is unclear. 

The Guardians cleared out the lockers of both pitchers late last month. 

The team stated last week that “no additional players or club personnel are expected to be impacted” by the investigation.

In July, DeWine called on the state gambling commission to ban some types of player-specific prop bets. 

“The harm to athletes and the integrity of the game is clear, and the benefits are not worth the harm,” DeWine said. “The prop betting experiment in this country has failed badly.”

DeWine also asked commissioners and players unions from the major American sports leagues to support the ban. 

During the MLB All-Star break, commissioner Rob Manfred seemed open to getting rid of microbets.

“Certain types of bets strike me as unnecessary and particularly vulnerable, things where it’s one single act, doesn’t affect the outcome necessarily,” Manfred said.