After conducting a three-month investigation into the Houston Astros and determining that they electronically stole signs over the course of the 2017 season, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred levied significant penalties against the organization.
The Astros were fined $5 million, stripped of their first and second-round draft picks over the next two seasons, and saw then-general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch each suspended for the entire 2020 season.
While those punishments represented some of the stiffest in league history, many players felt Houston was merely given a slap on the wrist.
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Some opined that the organization’s 2017 World Series championship should have been vacated, while others were left perplexed as to how Astros players did not face any individual punishments.