Bleacher Report · Jan 13, 2020
MLB's Ruling on Cheating Scandal Leaves Astros Reeling, Alex Cora on Thin Ice
Houston AstrosJeff Luhnow, the now-ex-general manager of the Houston Astros.Associated PressFaced with the defining moment of his tenure amid one of the most important moments in MLB history, commissioner Rob Manfred on Monday swung for the fences and sent the Houston Astros into orbit.
No further trash cans were damaged in the process, but the stiff punishment should be enough to encourage 29 other clubs to now view digital thievery much the same way they view the inside of a dumpster.
The long-anticipated reckoning for the Astros regarding their systemic digital cheating and stunning disobedience of a Manfred directive in 2017 came swiftly and strongly: