To refresh the New York Yankees fans, and other MLB fans, the Houston Astros were caught cheating during the 2017 season. When Astros Jose Altuve won the MVP that year ahead of the New York Yankees Aaron Judge. The Astros then went on to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series.
Shortly before spring training this season, Commissioner Rob Manfred issued his report, detailing the sign-stealing scheme. Several teams and players were hurt by this cheating. Possibly the Yankees would have won the 2017 ALCS. Most likely Aaron Judge would have been the MVP that year.