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The Rundown: Astros Investigation Reveals Potential Smoking Gun, Cubs Looking to Extend Báez, Sunday Baseball Notes

The plot has thickened in the Astros’ alleged sign stealing scandal that seems to have no bottom. Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic uncovered an email written by a front office executive and sent to team scouts suggesting they used camera to steal signs during the 2017 playoffs ($). Because it is a subscription service, I cannot provide mant details of the article here, but the correspondence contained this bit of information:

“One thing in specific we are looking for is picking up signs coming out of the dugout. What we are looking for is how much we can see, how we would log things, if we need cameras/binoculars, etc.