A Houston Astros front-office executive reportedly suggested the use of cameras to steal signs in an email to scouts ahead of the 2017 MLB playoffs, The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich report.
The email, which was reportedly sent in August 2017, details the team's scouting plans prior to the playoffs.
"One thing in specific we are looking for is picking up signs coming out of the dugout,” the email, disclosed to The Athletic, read. “What we are looking for is how much we can see, how we would log things, if we need cameras/binoculars, etc.