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While the baseball world digests MLB’s penalties against the Houston Astros, others have one eye on what might happen to another contending franchise. The Boston Red Sox have been accused of using a video replay room to illegally relay signs to …
There seems to be a growing consensus among some MLB players that the Houston Astros weren’t punished harshly enough for their 2017 electronic sign stealing operation. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Randal Grichuk wasn’t even on a team that …
The Houston Astros held their offseason fanfest Saturday at a somewhat awkward time, but it meant we got our first comments from a key player about the fallout from the team’s 2017 sign stealing scandal. Third baseman Alex Bregman declined to …
The Houston Astros appear to be stepping up their efforts to hire a new manager. According to Jon Morosi and Matt Kelly of MLB.com, the Astros are slated to interview Dusty Baker for their open managerial job on Monday. He joins ex-managers Buck …
The New York Mets are seeking a new manager after firing Carlos Beltran on Thursday, and they may look to both new and old candidates for the job. According to the New York Post’s Mike Puma, the Mets are considering veteran manager Dusty Baker …
The 2017 World Series has long haunted Yu Darvish, and the findings revealed this week have him asking questions. Namely, Darvish wonders whether the Houston Astros were stealing signs against him. Darvish was knocked out of both his World Series …
Kris Bryant’s wife Jessica went on Twitter Friday to shoot down fans who think the third baseman is faking the flu. The Chicago Cubs are holding their 2020 fan convention this weekend, and things began with opening ceremonies on Friday. A few …
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are acting quickly to shut down any chatter about players receiving exemptions to take human growth hormone. In a statement released Friday afternoon, the league and the union jointly stated that …
A sportsbook is taking advantage of the Houston Astros cheating scandal to get some good PR and build some loyalty with bettors. PointsBet Sportsbook announced Friday that it would be refunding all AL and World Series futures bets placed on the New …
The Houston Astros are confirmed cheaters. MLB handed out punishment for the Astros on Monday for the team cheating by using technology to steal and relay signs during the 2017 regular and postseason. The team’s scheme included using a camera …
The Houston Astros cheating scandal has now reached the halls of Congress. Representative Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) has formally requested a Congressional oversight hearing on both Houston’s cheating and MLB’s response to it. In a letter, he …
Marcus Stroman has an interesting take about former Toronto Blue Jays teammate Jose Bautista. The New York Mets pitcher tweeted a picture on Friday of Bautista throwing off a mound during an offseason workout together, adding that he thinks the …
ESPN is reportedly looking into making some changes in the “Sunday Night Baseball” booth. According to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post, the network has considered replacing commentator Jessica Mendoza, with ESPN wanting to build the …
Stealing signs has been a part of baseball culture basically since the sport was invented, but the Houston Astros have been eviscerated for it after they were caught using cameras and electronic devices to assist in decoding signals. As one former Cy …
An interview Ken Rosenthal conducted with Jose Altuve after the Houston Astros won the ALCS last season gained widespread attention on Thursday, but the reporter insists he did not suspect that Altuve was covering anything up when the two spoke amid …
The sports world went wild on Thursday with allegations that some of the Houston Astros’ top players wore electronic buzzing devices that communicated what pitch was coming during their at-bats. The allegations of this extremely advanced form …
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