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. If the Astros had won? The anger from some fanbases would have reached insane levels.įor those wondering why the bat is no longer eligible to be used by specific players, this is the reason.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. So, the RBI single by Maldonado with Pujols’ bat ultimately did not play a major factor in the final score of the game. Realmuto hit a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning. The Phillies would ultimately take Game 1 after J.T. The Astros took a 5-0 lead later that game, but the Phillies tied it up and forced extra innings. Maldonado notched an RBI single in the second inning of Game 1. Hence why Pujols still used the bat afterwards. That is because the bat was officially grandfathered in to any player who played prior to the 2010 ban. This type of bat was banned by MLB back in 2010, but Pujols was still allowed to use it.
For more context, an spokesperson explained that the use of Albert Pujols' bat by Maldonado was not considered a competitive issue it was a player safety issue, with the concern being multipiece bat failures that happened on the field.
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