Players banged on a trash can to signal to batters what was coming, believing it would improve the batter’s odds of getting a hit. The investigation found that the Astros used the video feed from a center field camera to see and decode the opposing catcher’s signs. The Astros will also forfeit their next two first- and second-round amateur draft picks. Houston was fined $5 million, the maximum allowed under the Major League Constitution, as punishment. The Red Sox are under investigation for stealing signs in Cora’s first season as manager in 2018, when Boston won the World Series. Manfred said Cora developed the sign-stealing system used by the Astros. sports’ largest scandal since the New England Patriots’ “Spygate,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline and strongly hinted that Cora - the Astros bench coach in 2017 - will face equal or more severe punishment. Hinch and Luhnow were fired Monday after being suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s illicit use of electronics to steal signs during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and again in the 2018 season. Maldonado went 1-for-3 with an RBI using the bat in Game 1, a 6-5 loss in 10 innings.HOUSTON (AP) - The Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal cost manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow their jobs, and Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora could be next. I didn’t have the service time," Maldonado said after the game. MLB required Maldonado to use a different bat for Game 2 and a league official emphasized that the illegal lumber was not a competitive issue, just a safety one. In 2010, Major League Baseball tightened its regulations on maple bats due to safety concerns about splintering, but players who were in the league prior to 2010 were allowed to continue using their preferred models.ĮSPN's Buster Olney reported before the World Series opener that Maldonado had received a half-dozen bats from Pujols, seemingly unaware that he couldn't use them as the catcher made his debut in 2011. Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado used an illegal bat in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday, which was gifted to him by Albert Pujols – a model that the future Hall of Famer was allowed to use because he was grandfathered in. Watch Video: Is the World Series still relevant in a world dominated by the NFL?
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