The latest consequence of Major League Baseball’s investigation into illegal sign-stealing by the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox is a testy political disagreement between city councilors in Boston and Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Dodgers lost the 2017 World Series to the Astros and the 2018 edition to the Red Sox. Yet given the league’s investigation into both American League teams’ rule violations in those respective seasons, Los Angeles politicians want a formal redefining of championship results.
On Wednesday, Los Angeles city councilors Gil Cedillo and Paul Koretz filed a resolution calling on MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to reclassify the Dodgers as World Series winners during those seasons.