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A.J. Hinch discusses A's Mike Fiers exposing Astros’ sign-stealing scheme

The Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal is one of the most controversial baseball stories of the 21st century.

A’s pitcher and former Astros starter Mike Fiers was the man responsible for breaking the story, as he first brought the wrongdoing to light in an interview with The Athletic.

In response to the story and subsequent MLB punishment, Houston terminated the contracts of both manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow.

Hinch sat down with MLB Network this week and addressed the fact that one of his former players unmasked the reproachable conduct, as some notable names around baseball recently have criticized Fiers for violating the trust of his former teammates.