As Major League Baseball begins spring training, the Houston Astros spoke to the media about the team's 2017 sign-stealing scandal, with many of the players expressing remorse and apologizing for their actions.
As the MLB begins spring training, the Houston Astros spoke on Wednesday to the media about the outcome of the team's 2017 sign-stealing scandal, with many of the players expressing remorse and apologizing for their actions.The Athletic
detailing the different things the Astros were doing to steal opposing teams' signs. The MLB then began investigating the team and on January 13, they were found guilty of using electronic methods to steal signs throughout the 2017 season. The team was then fined $5 million dollars and former Astros' manager A.J. Hinch and former general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for a year, but were later fired by the team.
While none of the players involved in the scandal were punished some of them addressed the outcome of the allegations for the first time. "Last month when the MLB announced the penalties to the Houston Astros, I issued an apology to our fans and the city of Houston," Astros' owner Jim Crane said."I want to say again how sorry our team is for what happened, and I want to also repeat that this will never happen again on my watch."
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