The Astros might be the only team in baseball right now being helped out by the delay of games due to the coronavirus. Houston was at the front of a huge cheating scandal unearthed this past offseason, ultimately resulting in them firing their manager AJ Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow. Players across MLB have reacted to the scandal with outrage, and it certainly feels like they had a target on their backs going into the season.
As it turns out though, Commissioner Rob Manfred had some bad news for fans hoping for the worst for the Astros. On ESPN’s Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney, it was revealed that the wording in the one-year ban for Luhnow and Hinch applies regardless of whether or not games are played.