MLB Roundup 11/13: Astros sign-stealing controversy emerges

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty ImagesThe big story to come out on Tuesday brought us back to 2017 when the Astros won their World Series. Teams have long hinted at Houston being the worst in terms of illegal sign-stealing, but there had never really been anything besides sometimes subtle (and sometimes not so much) insinuation. Then, Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal reported their exact method from 2017. Honestly, to me it seems less sophisticated than I would have expected. Basically, they allegedly used a camera in center field and when they saw a sign for an offspeed pitch they would bang on a trash can so the batter at the plate could here. We’ve heard for so long about all of the intricate methods Houston has for everything I would have just assumed it would be the same for their sign-stealing.

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