Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred held a news conference on Sunday about the state of the sport and — surprise! — he had to answer a lot of questions about the Houston Astros cheating scandal.
Manfred opened the conference — which was not televised, despite being the first time the commissioner has spoken publicly about the scandal — with a short statement about both sign-stealing scandals. He said that the report about the Boston Red Sox cheating in 2018 should be completed by the end of next week, and then commented on the reaction to the Astros’ punishment.