The reaction to MLB’s punishment of the Astros and the league’s additional findings from its own investigation has been strong, to say the least. Whether fans believe Houston’s consequences, which included year-long suspensions (leading to the firing of GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch), loss of key draft picks and a $5 million, were fair or unfair, it’s clear that MLB strongly believes that the Astros cheated, and an example needed to be made.
So, the punishments have been dealt (though another is likely coming to now-deposed Red Sox manager Alex Cora soon), but fans and even some players (Aaron Judge deleted a congratulatory comment to Jose Altuve from 2017) are still seething.