Houston Astros Punished For Stealing Signs

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While stealing signs or rumors of sign stealing have been part of baseball's fabric for decades, I guess technology enhances both the ability to steal signs and getting caught doing it.

Major League Baseball has issued one-year suspensions for Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch after an investigation revealed that the team used technology to illegally steal signs during its 2017 World Series run, The Athletic reports.

Why it matters: It's one of the harshest punishments the MLB has ever handed down. In addition to the suspensions, the team will also lose their first and second-round picks in the 2020 and 2021 drafts and be hit with a $5 million fine, per The Athletic.

The big picture: The Athletic reported in November that the Astros stole opposing teams' signs during 2017 home games by using a camera in center field, a scheme led by bench coach Alex Cora.

An anonymous source told The Athletic that the Boston Red Sox, who had hired Cora as their manager, also stole signs during their 2018 World Series championship season.
Go deeper: MLB sign-stealing scandal broadens with 2018 Red Sox accusations.

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What are they going to do with the Red Sox, when they won their last World Series? Has been announced they were found guilty of stealing signs during that series.