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Congressman Bobby Rush Calls for Congressional Oversight on MLB Cheating Scandal

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In a statement issued Friday, Illinois Congressman Bobby L. Rush called for a hearing to be held by the Subcommittees on Oversight & Investigations and Consumer Protection & Commerce regarding the sign-stealing scandal in Major League Baseball:

Levi Weaver @ThreeTwoEephus

If you thought this was going away today, you were wrong. Now there’s a call from Congressman Bobby Rush of Illinois for a Congressional Oversight hearing on the MLB cheating scandal. https://t.co/TJlreTHKYr

As a result of MLB's investigation into the Houston Astros illegally stealing signs during the 2017 season en route to winning their first World Series title, both general manager Jeff Luhnow and manager A.