MLB has been deliberating on the Boston Red Sox punishment for their part in an electronic sign-stealing scandal for months now. It took a long time for a number of reasons, despite the fact that the bigger Astros scandal was wrapped up early in the year after a much shorter investigation. The Dodgers and their fans have been waiting to hear the findings of the report after already being cheated out of a World Series in 2017.
Rob Manfred and the league determined that the main culprit in the scandal was not anyone in the Red Sox’ front office or even manager Alex Cora.