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How are the New York Yankees affected by the Houston Astros cheating scandal?

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The Houston Astors winning the 2017 World Series never felt right, especially for New York Yankees fans who watched as their team failed to reach the big series after eight consecutive years of missing out.

However, on January 13th of 2020, the Yankees understood why the lost, and furthermore, how the Astros cheated to climb their way to the pinnacle of baseball. Major League Baseball confirmed that the sign-stealing scandal was, in fact, real, and they punished Houston accordingly.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s consequential storm began with the suspension of both GM Jeff Luhnow and manager AJ Hinch, essentially ending their careers, as both were shortly fired by ownership.