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One former Houston Astros executive’s wife has a simple explanation for why the team is struggling this season: karma. The Astros entered Thursday with a 31-38 record. The 2022 World Series winners have yet to get over .500 this season after …
Former Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is back in the sports world, though not in the United States. Luhnow is the head of an investment group that completed the purchase of Spanish soccer club Leganes. The disgraced ex-GM even appeared in …
The New York Mets’ hunt for a new president of baseball operations is turning messy as candidate after candidate passes on the opportunity. That may force the organization to do something controversial. As it stands, the Mets have not asked for …
The Houston Astros can’t quite put their sign-stealing scandal behind them, and are now mired in more legal issues stemming from the fallout. According to TMZ Sports, former Astros GM Jeff Luhnow is suing the organization for more than $22 …
Former Houston Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow are not eligible to work in Major League Baseball this season after they were suspended for their role in the team’s sign-stealing scandal, and some have wondered if their …
New reporting shows that the culture of cheating within the Houston Astros organization started at the top, and it happened long before any trash cans were involved. New reporting by Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal shows that it was members …
In his first comments since being suspended for the season by MLB and fired by the Houston Astros, general manager Jeff Luhnow took full responsibility for the team’s cheating scandal and said the buck stops with him. Just kidding. Rather, in …
Not only are Jeff Luhnow and A.J. Hinch suspended for the upcoming MLB season as part of their punishment for the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal, but the two have also lost their jobs. Astros owner Jim Crane announced on Monday that both …
Major League Baseball has concluded its investigation into the sign-stealing practices the Houston Astros engaged in during their World Series championship season in 2017, and the punishment is even harsher than many expected. MLB has announced that …
It is becoming clear as their sign-stealing scandal unfolds that there is deep antipathy toward the Houston Astros within Major League Baseball. That bitterness is particularly clear at the executive level. One anonymous general manager told Andy …
SI reporter Stephanie Apstein met with Houston Astros president and general manager Jeff Luhnow before Game 3 of the World Series on Friday. According to multiple reporters, the meeting between Apstein and Luhnow lasted about 15 minutes and included …
The Houston Astros’ 2017 World Series victory has officially been immortalized on general manager Jeff Luhnow’s car. Luhnow took to Twitter on Monday to show off his new custom license plate that read “WS112.” The plate …
Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow had to get extremely creatively to close the deal for ace pitcher Justin Verlander. Luhnow was displaced by Hurricane Harvey at the time of the August 31 non-waiver trade deadline, and was forced to stay at …
The Houston Astros have struggled to close out trades for some of baseball’s best players while rivals strengthen, and their general manager is sick of the role no-trade clauses have had in that. Astros GM Jeff Luhnow told Bob Nightengale of …
Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow must love a cheap thrill. On Friday, a suspect message appeared on Luhnow’s verified Twitter account singing the praises of the St. Louis professional baseball team. Go Cards — Jeff Luhnow (@jluhnow) …
Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow has not been able to say much about the hacking scandal that was allegedly orchestrated by members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization, but he did shoot down one popular theory on Thursday. In an …
