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Astros Owner Jim Crane: MLB 'Explicitly Exonerated' Me in Sign-Stealing Scandal

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The Houston Astros dominated baseball-related headlines for much of Major League Baseball's offseason with their sign-stealing scandal, but owner Jim Crane wanted to clarify he had nothing to do with the rules violations.

"I was not involved in any alleged rules violations by the Astros," he wrote in a motion, per Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic. "Major League Baseball conducted an investigation into potential rules violations by the Astros. That report explicitly exonerated me and stated that I was unaware of and had no involvement in any rules violations by the Astros.