The day and age of instant communication continue to be a bear for Major League Baseball. In an article published Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of the Athletic detailed the findings of the MLB investigation on the Red Sox’ illegal use of a video replay booth during the 2018 regular season.
The punishments are as follows: a suspension without pay for replay employee JT Watkins for the 2020 season (including postseason), a ban of JT Watkins from working as a replay operator in the 2021 season (including the postseason), and forfeiture of the second-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft (52nd overall).