TMZ Sports · Nov 9, 2020
Ex-Astros GM Jeff Luhnow Sues
Ex-Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow is suing his former team for more than $22 MILLION -- claiming he was wrongly made the scapegoat for the cheating scandal despite having nothing to do with it.
54-year-old Luhnow -- who was hired by the Astros in 2011 -- says he signed a deal with the team in 2018 that included $31 million in guaranteed compensation in addition to performance bonuses.
But when the team fired him for cause following an investigation into allegations the team conducted a high-tech sign stealing system in 2017 ... Luhnow claims he got screwed out of a ton of money, more than $22 million.