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MLB's investigation into the 2017 Houston Astros' illegal sign-stealing practices has prompted discussion about whether other teams have been engaging in similar acts.
That includes the mid-2010s New York Yankees, a team that ex-2017 Astros outfielder Carlos Beltran played for before heading to Houston.
Beltran was implicated—but not punished—for his role in the Astros' sign-stealing schemes.
Ken Rosenthal, Evan Drellich and Marc Carig of The Athletic expanded on his involvement in a Feb. 11 piece, and the trio noted that Beltran told his Astros teammates in 2017 that the team's sign-stealing methods were "behind the times.