The World Series starts Friday between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. Here’s a look at the Astros’ infamous cheating scandal from 2017.
MLB’s investigation found the Astros’ sign-stealing included a center field camera, their video replay room and trash cans in the dugout.
The team would use a camera in the Minute Maid Park outfield to steal opponents’ signs from the catcher to the pitcher. That feed would then reach the Astros’ video replay room, where someone would then relay the signs to people in the dugout. Bench coach Alex Cora eventually got aOnce the signs reached the dugout, players would use a bat or even a massage gun to bang a trash can loud enough for a batter to hear.
MLB’s investigation found that the Astros used sign-stealing practices throughout 2017 and into the 2018 regular season. The league did not find any violations from the Astros in the 2018 postseason or 2019 season.one-year suspensions to Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow in January 2020 while also stripping the organization of four early-round draft picks and dishing out a $5 million fine. Shortly after the punishments were handed out, the Astros fired Hinch and Luhnow. Hinch was hired by the Detroit Tigers shortly after his suspension concluded, while Luhnow is now an owner of soccer clubs in Mexico and Spain.
While the aforementioned punishments were as far as MLB went to reprimand the Astros, two other organizations cut ties with people associated with the cheating. The
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