MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged that the league's investigation into the Houston Astros sign-stealing scandal will not just involve the 2017 season but will encompass 2018 and 2019 as well.
Manfred has been vocal at the annual MLB owners’ meetings about the seriousness with which MLB will treat this issue. Sign-stealing accusations are commonplace among MLB teams, but former Houston pitcher Mike Fiers blew the whistle and accused his former team of using a centerfield camera to steal catchers’ signs. The pitches were then relayed to batters via banging on a trash can in the dugout.