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Derek Jeter on Astros' Sign-Stealing Scandal: 'It's a Black Eye for the Sport'

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Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter is a baseball legend and recently elected Hall of Famer, and he believes the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal is a "black eye for the sport."

"It's like a slow drip of responses coming out from everyone," he said Monday, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN.com). "You hope at some point people can just move on. But look, it's unfortunate. It's a black eye for the sport."

He went on to explain the Astros took "trying to get an edge" too far:

"When you talk about people trying to get an edge in baseball, I don't think that's anything new.