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Major League Baseball's investigation into the Boston Red Sox's electronic sign-stealing scheme has concluded with something like a shrug.
More than three months after a January report from Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic got the ball rolling, MLB announced Wednesday that the Red Sox will not be punished as harshly as the Houston Astros were for their own sign-stealing scheme.
The only blow to Boston is a forfeited pick from the second round of the 2020 draft. Meanwhile, Commissioner Rob Manfred suspended already-ousted manager Alex Cora and replay operator J.