It still lingers in the memory of the environment and fans of the Major League Baseball (MLB), the scandal starring Houston Astros when he stole signals from other teams in the 2017 season, in which he was champion; But, this situation could have been prolonged in time.
It is that although they were fined by the Major Leagues with $ 5 million and the loss of his first and second round selections in the 2020 and 2021 Draft, where the general manager was also suspended. Jeff Luhnow and the manager A. J. Hinch, The truth is that they kept this scheme illegal in time.
This was assured by the journalist of the chain CUT, Andy Martino, who presented his book, called “Cheated: The Inside Story of the Astros Scandal and a Colorful History of Sign Stealing”, where accused the Astros of stealing signs during the 2019 postseason where they reached the World Series.
Houston Astros stole signs again in MLB
Among the details that are counted in the publication, which is already on sale, it is stated that this new scheme was carried out during the 2019 American League Championship Series before New York Yankees, with a little modification compared to 2017.
Martino assures in his book that, unlike what happened when they were surprised, where they deciphered rival pitches and later notified the batters through blows in trash cans, for that year Houston Astros used massage devices and whistles, in fact, the latter were denounced by the manager of the mules, Aaron Boone, but ignored by umpires.
Coincidence or not, just like in 2017, the Texas franchise stayed with the American League in 2019 and made it to the World Series, where that time, they fell to Washington Nationals.
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